Window install

[AndyinCT]

Hello,
I would like to install a small window in my bathroom.  Currently there are no windows there and the walls are in and wood paneling.  See pic. Is it as easy as cutting a hole and intalling a gasket and glass?  What else do I need to know?  Bad idea?

I would also like to put in a skylight above my kitchen.  Its dark in there!
Advice please!
Andy

[chessie4905]

It would be nice to avoid any vertical ribs and any possible wiring harnesses. The ribs should be easy if your skin is riveted. If not, you could try a stud finder. You could make the hole on the inside with a router with carbide bit and set the depth in small increments till you get through the inside layers to avoid any wiring. You could also try a multitool to carefully go through.

[buswarrior]

Back up all those new gaskets with premium quality caulking.

Leak insurance.

Easier to do it neatly while assembling, than later, when you find it leaking.

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[Jim Blackwood]

I like the rotozip idea. Start small and enlarge. Vibratool isn't bad either, just not as easy to get that first hole. Might even begin with a small drill bit or a screw. But knowing where the vertical supports are would be a big plus starting out.

Jim

[AndyinCT]

Yes, I have rivets and can see the vertical supports.  Wiring is another story.  Now I just have to find a good (smallish) window and take the plunge. 
Anything I need to know about cutting into the roof?