Recent content by wadge

You can in a round about way. There is a multpoint lock with a mortice lock style key as opposed to a euro. It's called the Vectis.

You can get handles with a keyhole on one side and a blank on the other.

Whats's a glaziers level? Is it the one with a hinged arm to read off angles?

A proper job to glaze into timber windows would be more than £25 labour. The old putty/butyl needs to be stripped off, the rebate cleaned, the beads cleaned of any putty/butyl then the new piece bedded into some fresh butyl.

IMHO Selecta is bottom or hovering close to it in the profile league table.

^ Butyl doesn't attack the seal. It's designed for DGU's - isn't it?

Have a look at the Comfort panel by Cytech. It's also a home automation controller once you've set up the logic.

Thanks for this handy guide.

I need to install some ducting to extend the air flow through a new concrete floor in an extension to an air brick in the existing wall. What layer should the ducting go in? I thought about at hardcore stage but wouldn't the ducting get crushed with the weight on top and also I won't be able to...

Dial the 020 number then the prompt will ask for you to enter the freephone number.

For calling freephone numbers I use the number: 020 0222 0700 and then enter the freephone number. The 0202 number comes out of my inclusive minutes and don't get charged extra for the freephone part.

It's fine to show receipts etc + your 10-20% for things like timber/bricks etc. But I buy material/parts from the manufacturer at pre-retail prices and giving that invoice is a no-no. In relation to the original post, the jobs done but nevertheless it's still in interesting topic and good to...

All's well that ends well...I think. Just done the works for him. It turns out that I didn't need parts (new door lock) as the problem was that it wasn't fitted properly in the first place. Just got to bill him for labour to open jammed door (dodgy lock) refit lock etc.

Thanks for the replies. He want's to see prices. If he does insist, I'll direct him to a website which sells the materials (albeit at retail prices) and tell him that's where I got the lock from.

I gave a customer a quote to replace various bits and pieces. He's accepting the quote on the basis that I supply him a copy of MY suppliers invoice for the parts used. This is the first time I've been asked for this. How can I tell him to F Off in polite terms?