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I replaced a large picture window this fall.
My house is circa 1918.....
Mine was a large plate of glass that was "built in" with a structural frame.
During my project, I was doing siding as well, so I(we) removed the siding from the outside, and began removing the wood frame that held in the glass, cutting some of the nails with a saws-all. We pulled away what we had to in order to remove the glass, which ended up breaking as I tried to pull it out anyway.
It absolutely wasn't the same as the other windows.
Rebuilt the frame, and inserted the new windows..which I used 2 separate windows that had been spliced together by the manufacturer. It was about $200 cheaper than a large window (also considered a bay window) and we like being able to open them when its nice out. I'm glad I did my project that way.
Be sure to insulate around it while you've got it out to prevent draft.....same as the space holding the old weights in the doublehungs.
The glass was very, very heavy in my case....get some help.
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