Hello fellow DIY'ers/ Experts
Wonder if you can help. I have been looking through the archives here and searching on the internet to find information on the basics of installing upvc windows and doors.
Perhaps my questions are too basic for this forum, but I am genuinely in need of help.
My questions are:
1. I have Hammer fixings. Do the plastic plugs go through the frame and wall or just the wall? Can I just hammer them in?
2. I also have separate 100mm screws with treading all the way along the screw. A double glazing company said that these could be used without plugs (straight through the frame and into the wall). Is this true?
3. I have black bridge packers and basic green 1mm packers. Do the bridge packers need to go along the whole length of the bottom of the frame or just in the corners?
4. Frames have been bought with separate glass/ panels. Do I need special setting blocks at the bottom/ side of the frame and are these different to bridge packers and spacers?
Would really appreciate your help even if you can only answer one or two of the questions .
Many Thanks
Regards from a desperate damsel in distress
Wonder if you can help. I have been looking through the archives here and searching on the internet to find information on the basics of installing upvc windows and doors.
Perhaps my questions are too basic for this forum, but I am genuinely in need of help.
My questions are:
1. I have Hammer fixings. Do the plastic plugs go through the frame and wall or just the wall? Can I just hammer them in?
2. I also have separate 100mm screws with treading all the way along the screw. A double glazing company said that these could be used without plugs (straight through the frame and into the wall). Is this true?
3. I have black bridge packers and basic green 1mm packers. Do the bridge packers need to go along the whole length of the bottom of the frame or just in the corners?
4. Frames have been bought with separate glass/ panels. Do I need special setting blocks at the bottom/ side of the frame and are these different to bridge packers and spacers?
Would really appreciate your help even if you can only answer one or two of the questions .
Many Thanks
Regards from a desperate damsel in distress