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I remember seeing some years ago , a foam ' packer ' round the barrel... haven't seen them for a while though

which part of the mech has faile? Is it just stuck at the centre or are the top and bottom stuck too? Do you know if they are hooks or bolts?

Mhrv , PIV and airbricks all negate the need for trickle vents but have to be signed off by building control, and as far as i know as they are a recognised ventilation system then no need for vents in rooms with combustible appliances ( gas , log burners, rayburns etc ) BUT best check with...

I see your point and fully understand but various building regulations have been quoted , If OP wishes to address the issue without spending any money then quoting said building regulations should be enough for the fitters to realise OP has done his research. I will admit , thinking more on it...

There is no need to waste money on building surveyor. Crank and others ( myself included ) have already stated that the way the installation company are trying to rectify this mistake is completely wrong. Put basically, if they don't put baypoles direct onto concrete cill/ block work and put...

Doesn't look like theyvhave Crank, if you enlarge the picture you can see the frame joiners is straight to cill. That window needs to be removed and done correctly.

Bay poles ,in your case I'm hoping they are load bearing, fix through the cill to the to the block work transferring the weight above to the existing wall , they should NOT be resting on the cill. I am at a loss to understand how they think they are going to ' slide ' that cill out and a new one...

They were never consulted, and as soon as they found out they did scream blue murder ( and still are ) unfortunately it is falling on very deaf ears. The window Installers are even pushing for better vents too

Sounds like the gearbox is on the way out

Not that I'm aware of

Yeah , I'd be dubious how that new cill is going to seal correctly and how it's going to not move from the building!

Will be a pair of hinges and doesn't need to be identical hinges with that plastic bit , some don't have it but it is needed for that type. And yes just measure the length of the hinges

Have you some photos please? Is the handle working at all? If so Work out which way its supposed to go ... wd40 it , then gently tap with a hammer and see if it moves

New hinges then, as its part of the hinge

They should have checked everything before removing it! But anyway no it's not acceptable to do it that way , for the very reasons you say. Also how are they stopping that new cill from moving off the block work??

You'll need a new set of hinges/friction stables if you mean that black bit at the top

Only 5000mm2 ea if other ventilation provide otherwise habitable rooms is 8000mm2 ea. As goes the plans , when were they passed and when did you start building? As planning only lasts for 3 years

BC should NOT being signing that off if you don't have a recognised ventilation ( whether tvs, piv, mhev or airbrick) . IF they do then they will have broken the very Building Regulations they are supposed to uphold and this would make a complete mockery of them. Personally I would check with...

Personally I'd go for a wide outer frame at the top and see if I could get the manufacturer to put two in the outerframe or a bigger vent, Trickle vents are supposed to be as high as possible

Problem with ordering un fitted is astragal bars don't look right without the ' Duplex ' unit that divides the bigger unit to look like smaller units. And you can't have a Duplex unit without astragal bars. It's down to personal opinion... years ago I would have said avoid due to them falling...