To increase comfort during the renovation, windows were replaced first. The interior sash stops and sashes were removed. The whole opening was wrapped with peel-and-stick membrane, leaving enough around the exterior to connect the new drainage plane. A new vinyl-clad wood-framed window was installed from the exterior into the pocket that was formed by wrapping the opening with membrane, so that no interior trim had to be changed. The sills were extended and exterior trim was wrapped back to the plane of the window. The exterior siding was butted to the trim.