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Alastair, Thanks for your reply and for reading between the lines... I was concerned that it was the difference in the weight between the render and the tiles that could be compounding the compression/buckle of the windows. If there is no difference, or little difference, then I have...

Woody, I've had a problem with the replacement double glazed windows jamming due to the frames distorting. The double glazing supplier have rectified the problem by reinforcing the windows with additional steel-work in the hollow upright sections but I can't help wondering if the weight of...

The gable end on the front of my 1930's detached house is currently tiled onto a ply backing. I believe from similar houses in the area that it would originally have been filled in with render onto a chicken-mesh type of backing. With this in mind I am concerned that too much weight may have...