Recent content by Nikonan

You should be able to get a standard door mech (just with rollers) and fit it yourself, if your wanting to replace a mech with claws etc then you might struggle to fit it, this could require a lot of routing to the door and casing, also you would need new keeps. The best way is take the door...

You only need a cill if the door requires one (drainage wise) Secure the cill to the door with screws 8 x 120’s OK

What is split the Plastic or the internal mech? If it’s the plastic I’d say you need a new door, if it’s the mech, you might be able to get a new backsett, if you can find one

I doubt you’ll find detailed instruction on this, Just make sure you fit them square and plumb

Make sure you get a cill that fits the doors you have, some don’t cover the lip on the base of the frame, this can interfere with drainage.

It should only be the plastics that contract and expand they cover the aluminium glazing bars. Also the glass in your roof should be toughened, laminated both, so you shouldn’t be concerned about falling glass.

Try this, Fix your masking tape in place, and then apply the sealant. Get yourself a spray bottle with a rich mixture of water & soap liquid, spay the sealant with the mixture, then with an appropriate sized finger trowel, smooth the sealant down, then remove the tape, spay the sealant again...

My house has been pointed previously(15+), I’m very near to the coast so it gets weathered badly, anyhow its now falling out/decaying in places. The trouble is it’s been raised pointed. I’ve done quite a lot of pointing with my line of work but never “Raised” pointing, can anyone give me some...

Perhaps I should have added that it’s going through a wall also. Oh and yes the former house owner buried speaker cables into the walls!! Apparently a ham radio enthusiast.

Thanks Fred, and thanks John, You both seem to have grasped what I was trying to say, sorry for the confusion. Looks like I’ll just take a spur off the right side double. Thanks again

Thanks for your quick reply Fred, I have two cables coming down the wall presumably a ring? What confused me was the cables connecting either socket, I assume this makes it a ring??? The two doubles in the pic are rarely used for anything but a lamp If I was to add a double socket spur...

Could someone please advise the best way to extend (5 feet) the right side double socket in pic. Is this looped? if so would I need to extend both wires to the extended socket? Thanks a humble Joiner