[David]

I just replaced all my brick framed windows and it was no big deal. Just to be sure, I bought one replacement window for a window on the side of the house and practiced. I ordered the window about 1/8 to 1/4" smaller than the brick opening and it went in just fine. The replacement vinyl window was about an inch deeper than the aluminum one it replaced so after removing the aluminum one (break glass and collapse frame), I cut the window frame sheet rock back an inch for the new vinyl window to sit flush with the inner edge of the brick. I put a few screws around the window frame into the wood frame, added spray foam for large air gaps, then caulked between the window and brick and window and sheetrock. Except for my crappy caulk job, it worked fine.

Then I ordered new Atrium vinyl windows from McCoy's, a local builder supply, for the rest of brick framed windows. As luck would have it, they arrived about 2 weeks after I broke my neck in August so I had a contractor install them so I wouldn't have to wait until the end of November. They all fit just fine.

My contractor charged $200 per window to install which I thought was high, but I knew the guy so I figured the cost was worth it for piece of mind. My next door neighbor paid a window installer $75 per window to install windows my neighbor had purchased himself, unfortunately his contractor wasn't available when I needed my windows installed.