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    Bad Workmanship

    when someone uses the guy who was cheaper than you....
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    shutters for upvc windows

    14th floor? sounds like an expensive job fitting anything outside of the windows.you could change the glass to a more energy efficient type, tint the glass or get thicker curtains
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    Having Problems With Fixings For New UPVC Windows

    what size drill bit did you use for the concrete screws?
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    how far to set patio doors in to opening

    setting them flush with the brick face makes it hard to seal up, if it is a new extension i try and look at the existing house and match that if possible(better to do this before ordering regarding cill choice). usually as above, the inner side of the frame is level with the back of the outer...
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    New upvc window opener catches on strike plate when closing

    search toe and heeling, it involves packing the glass in the frame in a way that uses the 'squareness' of the glass to square up the opener
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    New upvc window opener catches on strike plate when closing

    did you toe and heel the glass in the sash?
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    Wet Cut v Dry Cut

    after reading the HSE site, it would be healthier to do wet cuts! :? eBay item number: 231285223944
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    advice on double glazed window companies please?

    windows have a rating system now too, like appliances for example (A-rated,B-rated etc) obviously a rated are a good choice. but as said before the fitting is a big part of it, soudal foam is good yes, but at £4 a tin its not exactly something that is a special upgrade, most fitters use it...
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    I have a leak in a roof

    have you looked outside for anything obvious
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    timber supported glazing bars

    get conservatory roof bars, they dont require timber but you can still put it under, roof companies will sell you the parts seperately, and in grey 8)
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    uPVC Door, how do I move it left and right?

    open the door stood inside the house and look at the back of the hinge, there will be a nylon off-white bit in the middle, if you push this with a small screwdriver it will pop the front of the hinge open revealing an adjuster on the outside for R+L movement 8)
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    Angle grinder and my finger

    i watched my ex boss hit his femur bone after a kick back on a 9" grinder once, the trouble is they dont slow down quickly or stall like a stihl
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    Angle grinder and my finger

    i used to fit conservatories and i always had to do the leadwork, i absolutely hated using the angle grinder, but i would rather do it myself than let any of the others use it, i used to cringe watching them if they touched it! i also used to be paranoid that it would grab and they would let go...
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    Securely fitting a tarpaulin as a wall?!

    i did this at my dads we folded the edge over a length of wood and screwed through the eyes with a screw and washer, then fixed the length of wood at the top, then did the same kind of thing at the bottom. its lasted 3 years now with no rips and we havent had to touch it since it was fitted :o
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    Conservatory roof problems

    i dont think they would take thicker sheets imo, price a new roof up, lean to roofs are the cheapest style, plus you would get everything new from the top of the frames up. £60 a sq m is a rough price for working to for a white roof with 25mm hguard poly
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    Unblocking Loo

    cut the bottom off a big pop bottle and go mad with it
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    double glazing

    both sound like dear options, i asked a guy who owned a glass unit manufacturing company if it was worth upgrading my glass to triple glazed and he said not for the cost, he said 4/20/4 with argon gas is fine. make sure the windows are foamed up beneath the silicone and the openers are tight closing
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    DIY Summer house advice please??

    pre fab :lol:
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    guttering over flowing when it rains

    move the outlet pipe from the upper part of the house so its not sending water down the extention roof
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    upvc door wont close

    look into toe and heeling the panel
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