Install A Window Air Conditioner In The Wall

Window air conditioners often come with a foam insulating strip.

Install a window air conditioner in the wall.

Your appliances should also have come with an installation guide that you can tape onto the wall and trace its outline. Once the window air conditioner is secure take some final steps to help keep the warm air outside and the cool air inside. Extend the accordion panels from both sides of the air conditioner to the window sash track. Allow several inches of the case or sleeve to protrude from the wall into the room.

Install the case or sleeve into the opening. Build a jamb box of 1 6 pre primed pine about 4 inches wider and 4 inches taller than the air conditioner required. Secure the side panels with screws. This allows for a replacement unit which might be larger.

Pull the unit forward while an assistant holds the case until it is fully withdrawn. Once you locate 3 4 wall studs mark them on the drywall with an x using a pencil.