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10mm diameter seems a bit excessive :shock: Most fitters use a direct fixing, something like a Rapier star turn. For PVC door frames I use 7.5 x 112mm drilled at 6.5mm. they are much better than plug & screw or wall anchors as you can vary the relationship between the frame and the wall...

My best guess is shocking measuring by the surveyor. Why would anyone use knock on for the sides of a window frame, unless the surveyor measured it wrong in the first place. Even deep internal plasterwork can be accomodated adequately by modern profiles - exceptions for the hinge side of doors...

Greenfox solutions in Southport are excellent for relacement lock systems - they carry full strip and lock mechs only. Use them regularly and order by 5 del before 12. www.greenfoxsolutions.co.uk

Just shop around locally - fix your budget and stick to it. Its a buyers market; play any number of suppliers off against each other and see where the chips fall :wink: Good luck pal

Well....... £525 is too cheap for wood on white supply only and £990 is too dear fitted, especially if the 'hole' is already there. I'd be looking at about £700 supplied or £850 supplied and fitted.

As Leew2 says, dont bother using a pillar just create a combination, or flag frame using a 3mm jointing strip between the window and the door frames and use a few head fixings to sure it up at the top. Should look great when finished. Post some piccies when done

Unless i'm mistaken these look like Magnet or John Carr sliders circa 1986 ~ 1993, in which case theyve done well to last this long. Doubt laminated was used at the original installation, but may have been retrofitted. The thing about the toughening process is you never will know whether a...

I think the OP means 2090h unless he is buying them from Wickes' in Knotty Ash where that height is standard :lol:

Have you tried, as foxhole said, manipulating the broken side to a vertical position, but instead of drilling, use a spare key inserted on the other side of the barrel to push the broken bit out. I have done this many times and grabbed the piece with tweezers. Mind you, if its not flush with the...

If you get no joy there, try www.greenfoxsolutions.co.uk - they are spot on with sourcing and pricing and will next day to you for a tenner. Crank - have you used them? they're pro.

How big is the aperture in the door?

Brickie is about right on that, although the 'specialist' firms start at about £130m2 just for clear float - if you add K, K tough, K tough obs, energikare K etc, etc the price can spiral up. To remove the beads, knock a firm, sharp scraper between bead and frame and lever it out. Start in the...

You can pry the 'spacers' out and bin them - they're anly transit packers and serve no useful purpose whatsoever. Adjust the allen key underneath all 3 hinges to the max (positive rotation) and see how that is. If thats no good, lift off the sash (door)... yes, it will lift off in the open...

Boxers are known for their intelligence (except Chris Ewbank :roll: ) sit the old boy down, in a classroom/learning environment, and explain to him the pitfalls of opening the door himself (dew-claw injury, dog-napping etc) I'm sure he'll understand and desist immediately. Failing that, leave a...

When you've fitted it, put a thin bead of silicone on the top edge to seal it and also stop it sliding sideways,

yes Kev, double stack them to give 88mm otherwise parallel would give you 93mm and you'd be 'tight' on 4" architrave

Have a look at this site - its pretty impartial and answers a lot of questions http://www.doubleglazingsecrets.com/html/installers.html

Looks ok, 4"(93mm) for the 88mm double-head and 3"(69mm) ripped down to about 50mm, or whatever above 44mm that doesnt foul, to cover the gear.

Usually pretty good mate - as far as Manuf. spec is concerned they work to a much higher tolerance, which I should think is based on weight of glass - in your case 20mm -v- 250..... no prob. The only 'flaw' I can think of is when the customer does not slide the sash parallel,by that I mean as...

They do fail after a while MW, but I get thru about 3L per trigger :)