french door

  1. K

    Mis aligned/dropped French Door

    Hello everyone, Hoping the community could guide me if the issue below is something I can fix myself or I'll need to hire professional. The French door supplied by Britelite Windows has sinked. My tenants have to lift the door up to close the door. She mentioned it got worse when the wind...
  2. Intrepid86

    Damp around new French doors

    Hello all! Looking for some help please. We had two new sets of French doors installed in summer. These have been fine until the really wet weather descended upon us. I’ve noticed damp patches appearing on the skirting, trim and plaster. There has also been some mould growth on the silicon...
  3. D

    Trying to find replacement handle

    Hi I’m trying to find a replacement door handle for my back French/upvc door. It’s a 92pz on a gu lock if it matters. My screw center distance is approx 110mm, closest I can find is 122mm. Does anyone recognise this size? I’ve trawled the internet for days but I cannot find another like it...
  4. C

    Weird French doors with window handle and standard door handle...

    Hi, I've moved into a property and I have French doors at the back of the property with a window handle on one door and a standard door handle on the other.... Is this normal practice ? If not, is it possible to replace the window door handle with a standard door handle to correct the...
  5. ihatealldiy

    Second door of French Patio hinged door is jammed!

    Hi The second door (not the locking door) of my UPVC patio (french) door is jammed. They are hinged doors. I can open the main door easily and lock it up. Thought of opening both doors for the summer but find that second door is jammed. I can feel something hard hitting at the bottom (maybe...
  6. B

    UPVC French Door Frame Material Inconsistency

    Hi. Can anyone advise as to what is going on in this picture?! I am having a garage conversion done and the white UPVC French Doors have a metal (aluminium?) bottom rail/frame which doesn’t match the rest of the installation. Before I get fobbed off by the manufacturer and/or builder, I am...
  7. D

    Extension french door - changing locks

    I am looking to change the cylinder locks on my French doors. The door on the right is easy to do, with removing the screw from inside. However on the left door, this is not accessible as easily. IMG_20191201_154426 by Phoebian posted 2 Dec 2019 at 8:00 AM From what I can see, this plastic...
  8. J

    Draught left panel of window

    Hey all! I've lately been noticing some draught coming from the left side of the left panel of two of my windows. I understand that you can adjust the tightness of the window against the frame by turning the lock head with an Allen key. Unfortunately, only the right panel of my window has a...
  9. C

    Internal door size issues

    We want to put in a door for a room in our apartment. Since there isn't much space for the door to open in the room, we want to go for bi-fold or french/double doors. The opening is ~83cm wide and ~206cm high and the notches on either side 1,5 cm, see attached pictures. The measurements of the...
  10. K

    RSJ Padstone - HELP

    I’m creating an opening (Proposed 1700mm wide) in my rear external ex solid wall (it has been rebuilt using cavity with a width to match existing, 230mm, just in ground floor and half length of the wall). There is a small window and a 900mm door in that wall panel I want the opening in for the...
  11. D

    French doors installed too low?

    Hello All, I have just had a set of french doors installed that have replaced a window. The doors themselves look great but i am concerned that the doors have been installed too low. They have been installed one course of bricks under the DPC. Once the cavity is levelled with the rest of the...
  12. O

    Remove kitchen window and insert french doors

    Hello, Wondering if I could have some advice on the above. I have a window in a kitchen that looks out to our side return. I'd like to remove the window and the brick below and insert doors. There's a lintel over the window and i'm not changing either the height or width or the opening, just the...
  13. D

    Crack in French Door...

    Hi Guys, I noticed yesterday that there is a crack in my french door, it looks like it happened when the door has swung open and caught the window sill (see attached pictures). Any idea how best to treat this or any idea on the repair costs, if indeed it can be repaired? Additionally it would...
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