Recent content by ronniecabers

There is a way to have Triple Glazing and ventilation ...Simple answer is dont have Trickle vents! Use a PIV or MHEV system instead, or use acoustic vents ( but they will still let a certain amount of noise in)

£900 seems remarkably cheap to replace a set of sliding doors to a set of French Doors , personally if you can stretch to the 900 id be tempted BUT I'm really wary of that price and therefore the quality of the doors and workmanship. Wraparound Ali doors do suffer from screws that get...

Glad you got it open without the expense of the locksmith. If that roller was catching then something is out of alignment. Ger a 1800mm spirit level on the part of the door frame and see if its bowed at all, as you elude it may be the cement ispushing part of the door frame out

Again go into a potential.supplier , look at the colours they offer , just beware that a lot say can get black , but it will actually be Black/brown which in direct sunlight isba very dark brown. I believe Rehau and Deuckeninck do a proper black colour

If you get the joints soldered they dont look too bad. You will always be able to tell the difference as they are in double glazed units. I'd advise speaking to where ever you intend to get the replacements from and get a sample of the leadwork, you can see exactly what you are getting then

The locksmith will.be using special tools That will get in around the edges of the door to move the existing lock pins/hooks. They will charge a lot though lol. You'll be surprised how much leverage you can get with the glass out, its still not straightforward bit can certainly be manipulated

You can try and remove the hinge pins, will depend on whether its hookbolts or not ss to whether it will come out. As Crank has said though , tilt and turn hinges on a door are incredibly unusual and if that bottom one is definetly the same as a tilt turn bottom hinge ( which it does look like...

That does look like traditional leadwork rather than ' sticky 'lead , that means every single pane is individual and youll be able to see the lead and came . Depends how attached you are to the wooden windows really. We have used a carpenter to repair wooden windows in the past but he always...

You could remove the glass, this would give more ' flex ' in the pvc. Are any of the locking points free at all? ( if so thats again added flex to be able to force the door out of its lock keeps. Dont suppose you remember if it was hookbolts on the look ? Trying to turn the lock with the Allen...

Not that I'm aware of , but the main testing house is a company called CEN solutions Ltd, dont know if they can help.

The average life of a sealed unit should be 10-15 years, its what they are all tested for ( providing the manufacturer has a licence to manufacture them....yes a licence) But there is a caveat to this, it depends on the glazing system and how well its glazed. For example no one will warranty a...

Totally agree with Crank , the far easiest and simplest solution

Personally a non polished edge on toughened looks better than a sawn edge on plate polycarb, obviously a polished edge would make it nice and shiny

Yeah your paying for those polished edges and corners. 4mm tough glass will be fine , cost approx £30 + vat but no polished edge, ( which would easily double it , if not more ) , but toughened glass should.come with a non sharp edge, that would be very similar to a sawn edge of the 3mm...

If its the main door then you wont need to remove any plastic... what you will need to do is remove the glass on the main door, put the glass on some pieces of wood for safety. Then pull the handle down , push the top of the door out and lever up the bottom of the door, that should give enough...