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Thanks, yeah I saw that on 1 of the videos I watched, they used Packers in alternative corners, I think I'll do all 4

Didn’t realise that, so I’ll have to install the glass and beading

The wooden frame is rotten , my woodworking skills aren’t that great & with Upvc I won’t need to paint it

Did you remove the beading and glass? Was it difficult? I’ve seen some YouTube videos and they make it look easy, but I struggled

Hi everyone, Please see the attached pictures of my existing wooden window and door, I’m thinking about changing them with upvc, the opening for the window is 1236 W x 1070 H, I’ve seen that I need to deduct 10mm for fitting, I’m going to go for second hand unit, so much cheaper than, if I get a...

Job done, new mechanism, of course when I fitted it, by mistake I put the new mechanism inside the door, what you actually have to do is fit the mechanism to the strip where all the hooks are etc and make sure that everything lined up and works. When I remove the door handle a washer fell out...

There's a shop locally that stock these, so I'll remove the old one and take it with me.

I guess that means a complete new unit, easy to obtain and fit?

The front and the back door used to be exactly the same, so pull the leave down open the door that latch goes in release the handle and that latch comes out. You can then shut the door and it will stay shut until you push up and leave it down again, but on the front door that doesn’t work

Hi everyone, all of a sudden the front door latch isn't working correctly, we have to lift the handle up to get it to stay closed, I've tried lubricating it with no success. I've attached a photo, it says Yale and has a screw in the middle, but no idea what that does

Many thanks for the idea, the front of the garage has an up and over door, but I really want to replace the back one, I’m going to look on Gumtree, eBay and Facebook marketplace, but finding one the correct size could be difficult, there are a fe2 local firms that sell second hand doors and...

Hi Everyone, I’m looking to replace my wooden garage door and window with Upvc, I’m a basic Diyer with a few power tools and I’m 66, so need help with doing this. I’m going to concentrate on the door first as I think this might be slightly easier, I don’t intend replacing the wooden door frame...

Thanks, I didn't think about glueing matchsticks in, I realised that one of the links had the wrong type of head on, also they're for screws with a thread, not self tapping ones, I just using it as an example, wasn't sure if you could get them for self tapping screws? I did see this in B&Q...

Hi Everyone, A friend of mine down the road has a hollow door on his bedroom, the door doesn’t shut properly, he’s put raw plugs behind the hinge, but still no better, a kitchen fitter solved the problem for him, I asked what was used and if it was a raw plug, he said that it was a bit like a...

Thanks, I’ll wait for the meter to be changed and get it done then. Steve

Hi Everyone, I have a mk1 gas meter box in my front garden, I’ve been given a mk2 box and would like to fit it, I had a look today, I hoped that it would fit on the mk1 back plate, but it doesn’t, so it looks like I have to replace the whole thing. Can I do this myself or do I need a gas person...

Thanks, those are the instructions I looked at, I'll print them out and see if that helps, if not maybe a small clip of some kind

Hi Everyone, A friend of mine has a Dimplex OFC1500 oil filled radiator, unfortunately she pulled it along by the control panel and now the Cover is just dangling loose, can I just glue.this on or will the glue dry out? Is there a special glue? I’ve looked on Dimplex site and that doesn’t give...

I wasn’t sure of 5he best place to post this, gardening or electrics? I need to replace the switch on my Bosh Rotak 430 Ergo Power lawnmower, there are some videos on YouTube, but they are all the side switch, mine is in the middle, I’ve taken it apart but can’t squeeze it all back in, I’ll...