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I have had a further look and what you can see in the gap is a layer of what looks like roofing felt. I cant see any form of lintel on the outer brick work. Having looked at the other UPVC windows on the house im struggling to find any evidence of lintels on the outside wall. Any advice...

Thanks for the replies. I have attached an image of the existing rotten window. The internal block work has a concrete lintel, but there's no lintel holding the bricks up other than the timber window frame. If i install the new upvc window, with say a length of 100x50 timber across the...

Roundup. Spray on a sunny day and keep the kids and pets off until the following day. 2 weeks later all the plants and grass will be dead and ready to rake up.

I have been given a second hand UPVC window to replace a rotten timber framed window in the garage. The width of the new window gives a 5mm clearance either side. However the height is 70mm to short. Is it possible to get a length of UPVC box section with the same profile of the...

I cant get a decent external picture but as inside i can feel there is no sealant. So, what should i do? Silicon the header inside and out? (sorry image is upside down)

Hi Our house has newish windows but have been fitted poorly. One window is approx 2m wide and has three fixings in the top of the frame, neither of which have gripped into the brickwork. Therefore the window frame bows out from the house at the top if you were to push it. The side and bottom...

Thanks for replies. So i will bin that WM feed and buy a new one, add a Y where the cut off device attached to the copper and have both WM and dishwasher coming from there.

Should be there now :D

Its attached to washing machine cold water feed. Is it some kind of pressure reducer? I was planning to remove and add a "Y" for a dishwasher.. Thanks

Thanks for the advice. I think i will stick with it.

Just moved house and the front door has a handle on both sides and has to be locked with a key to prevent entry/exit. Can this be changed so the door will lock upon exit without a key (pulled shut) and can be made secure from the inside by lifting the handle and or using the key? Hope that...

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Those silicon squeegy tools are great, although i still struggled with internal corners :roll:

Personaly id replace the lot, if money was no object. But as you say the new panels should be the same width and slot into the posts.