A common question regarding the replacement of sliding recessed frames in old apartment buildings is whether the new frames we have seen fit into the existing openings (holes). Do thermal breaks fit into the gaps (hole – tunnel) I have, or recessed screens? Can screens be installed in my old recessed frames (read more in detail in our article What gap – hole – tunnel is needed in recessed frames for a screen to be installed? )
Below you will find a list to determine for yourself what gap is required between the bricks ”masonry – hole – gap” for the installation of a sliding recessed frame or recessed screens, for each Europa aluminum frame series.
For all our sliding products ( Europa sliding aluminum frames ) you can see which series fits into your wall (brick gap).
For the Europa ESS 34 thermal break (Narrow series) sliding recessed frames, the following gaps are required for installation:
A. For the installation of a sliding glass pane only, 3.9 cm are required
B. For installing glass and screen, 6.4 cm is required.
C. For installing glass and shutter, 7.5 cm is required.
D. For the installation of glass, a shutter, and a screen, 9.5 cm or 10.5 cm are required
For the Europa 6000 thermal break sliding recessed frames, the following gaps are required for installation:
A. For installing only a sliding glass panel, 4.3 cm are required
B. For installing a glass panel and a screen, 7.5 cm are required
C. For the installation of glass and a shutter, 8.7 cm are required
D. For the installation of glass, a shutter, and a screen, 9.7 cm or 11.5 cm are required
For the Prima – Europa 800 (conventional – cold) sliding recessed frames, the following gaps are required for installation:
A. For installing only a sliding glass panel, 4.1 cm is required
B. For installing glass and screen, 7.3 cm are required.
C. For the installation of glass and a shutter, 8.9 cm are required
D. For the installation of glass, a shutter, and a screen, 11.3 cm are required
For the Europa ESS 47 thermal break sliding recessed frames, the following gaps are required for installation:
A. For installing only sliding glass, 5.7 cm are required.
B. For installing glass and screen, 9.3 cm are required.
C. For the installation of glass and a shutter, 10.3 cm are required
D. For the installation of glass, a shutter, and a screen, 11.7 cm or 13.4 cm are required
For the Europa 2000 (conventional – cold) sliding recessed frames, the following gaps are required for installation:
A. For installing only a sliding glass pane, 5.5 cm are required
B. For installing a glass pane and a screen, 8.1 cm are required
C. For the installation of glass and a shutter, 9.7 cm are required
D. For the installation of glass, a shutter, and a screen (recessed screens), 12.5 cm are required
For the Europa 100 (conventional – cold) sliding recessed frames, the following gaps are required for installation:
A. For installing only a sliding glass panel, 4.1 cm is required
B. For installing a glass panel and a screen, 7.5 cm are required
C. For the installation of glass and a shutter, 6.4 cm or 8.2 cm are required
D. For the installation of glass, a shutter, and a screen (recessed screens), 10.9 cm are required
All the above clearances should be confirmed by the frame manufacturer, as there may be variations in the depth of the opening.
(read more in detail in our article What gap – hole – tunnel is needed in recessed frames for a screen to be installed? )
