Patent ID: 8109052

Claim:
A fenestration construction member for preventing intrusion of water and air around and through wall penetrations, the construction member comprising: a monolithic frame having a front surface, a rear surface, and peripheral wall extending between said front and rear surfaces, said peripheral wall having an inward facing surface and an outward facing surface, said inward facing surface of said peripheral wall defining a through opening for receiving a window assembly in sealing contact with said inward facing surface, said peripheral wall configured for positioning within an opening through a wall with said front surface adjacent the exterior surface of the wall and with said rear surface adjacent an interior surface of the wall; said monolithic frame further having a sill pan flange extending continuously around said inward facing surface in a direction laterally inwardly therefrom, said sill pan flange being flush with said rear surface and obstructing said through opening; said monolithic frame further having a fastening flange extending continuously around said outward facing surface in a direction laterally outwardly therefrom at an offset distance from said front surface in a direction towards said rear surface, said fastening flange configured for engaging the exterior surface of the wall and being attached to the exterior surface of the wall; and said monolithic frame further having a decorative molding portion extending continuously around said front face about said through opening and in a direction laterally outwardly from said outward facing surface, said decorative molding not obstructing said through opening.