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:D They're certainly looking that way !!

Hi mate, Thanks -- I think I'm more confused!! :D (Only 'coz I don't really know what I'm doing to start with!!) I'm assuming the skirting in your drawing is in two strips, one vertically atop the other, to allow for walls that aren't a flat plane and vertical? Unfortunately, I've...

Hmmm, I've done some exploring, and no, it's not. Hopper windows are hinged at the bottom, and tilt inwards. These windows pivot on a point half-way up each side of the frame, so as the top of the window tilts inwards, the bottom of the window tilts outwards. I've never seen anything like...

Ahh thanks, having a name for the type of window will help me immensely. Problem is that without some sort of counterweight on these windows, they just swivel fully open or fully shut again, depending on how the wind catches them. And the pole isn't going to work while the screens are in...

G'day big-all, No, unfortunately I can't -- the windows are flush with the outside wall of the house, and as they pivot, the bottom of the window needs to move outwards for the top to be able to tilt in -- there's nowhere to fix the screen and still have the window able to open. I'm checking...

G'day all, OK, a bit of a head-scratcher: I'm restoring an old cottage that has fairly unusual windows. There are very few at normal sash height -- most of the windows are actually tucked up at the top of the walls against the ceiling, in every room. The base of each window is roughly 3...

Hi all, I'm trying to resuscitate a house that was partly renovated by the previous owners, and then abandoned. It's a challenge, not least because a lot of what work they *did* do doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. I need to fix new skirting in four rooms: two of the rooms have had...