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I need reminding to keep breathing....get so caught up with things that forget to do everything !!!! Funny the things we say without thinking ... cheers again

Many thanks for extra tips and support - much appreciated. Holding my breath for tomorrow now....

Many thanks for your quick and reassurring reply, and for the very useful tips - gives me more confidence now - I hope to have all tools to hand and 'tie some sort of safety strap' around the window just in case it tries to slip away ! I will report later in the week.

I have purchased 2 pairs of hinges from the handlestore (12" side hung H05 type fire escape) and hope to try and fit on Friday this week. The 2 smallish windows are in fact upstairs and the maybe foolish thing is that I will have to do this on my own for an elderley lady who wouldn't be able to...

I am very grateful for your advice and identifying the hinge type and source. It is the hinged side that is the problem and in fact 2 windows at the bottom. I will measure them up and replace hinges.

hi, it's not a problem of the glass in the window, that is fitted/sealed fine. It's when pulled closed there is a wide gap between the window frame that holds the glass and the fixed frame/sill section that is beyond the depth of the moulded seal, letting draughts in - the hinge is not set...

gosh, thanks for quick reply - that does look like them indeed - thought you just twisted the whole assembly round to secure/lock - will try to lift shrouds off and tighten up more - will be going to try and sort this and other things on Friday so am much more knowlegeable now. many thanks...

will look and try that too - many thanks

gosh, thanks for quick reply Alan - the actual hinges look in good shape and seem parallel/sqare fitting as if everything should line up fine but I will look for the triangle guides - I will be going to try and sort these and other things on friday. I'll have a look at screwfix hinges as well...

pics of mounts here - they don't seem that easy to unwind to remove either !

can't find the right part of the forum for this query but guess plumbers may have come across this ! As I go about my normal handyman work I keep coming across new issues ! Got a very loose toilet seat fitting that allows the seat to slide sideways - not good, The fittings appear to be put...

here are some pics: hope these images show up OK as I'm not a PC expert ! Surely these can be adjusted as I don't want to have to fit thick foam draught excluders ! thanks

to help show my problems !

As I go about my normal handyman work I keep coming across new issues ! Want to adjust some double glazing windows do not close properly against the seals which suggest max of a couple of mm gap between frame and window. Finding gaps of up to 6mm (!) at bottom/top ends of some and believe that...

Hi all, Haven't built a wall for many years but due to help friend build a small retaining wall for a 'sloping up' garden. It'll have a couple of bends in it but equates to about 164" long and will be about 12" high, 9" thick (double row of bricks) with bricks on their sides as a top...