Recent content by kev515

Most insurance policys won't cover this fault, I've surveyed lots of doors with the same fault and they've been rejected

Hi, the glazing bead is the strip of pvc that holds the glass into situ, this can be removed with a "scrapper" type tool, and the packers are strips of plastic about 100mm in length of various thicknesses that the glass sits onto in the rebate , these will be available from the same place as the...

Hi, it sounds like the locators on the hinges are worn so the opening sash is not pulling in tightly, just change the hinges, is the patio a "french door ( both open) or an inline slider

Hi, I call these "pull in blocks", they can be found in securistyle web site under ancillaries, but why not try tacking the glazing bead out and "bowing" the sash jamb over with a glazing packer so you get more coverence in the blocks will be closer so do their job

Correct Crank, if the 3 beads are out ease the top of the glass towards yourself then "wiggle" the glass upwards and out. You may find that the glass has slipped and is stuck to the bottom bead stopping it's removal and/or no glazing packers have been used

Raise the sashes on the hinges slightly, it sounds like they are catching on the keeps when closing