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Crank & Freddy - thank you very much! I think I'll go for these windows and do exactly as you suggested. There's a few PVC fillers I've come across so I'll give those a go and try and get a decent finish by sanding from 80 to 2000 grit and finish up with some G3 rubbing compound. Should look...

Hmmmm... Good point. Hadn't thought of that - I can't see any drain holes at the bottom of that picture I posted though? The inside of the window doesn't seem to have any drain holes either: Or are the drain holes somewhere out of sight? Like the underside of the window?

I am looking to buy some windows from gumtree to fit into my concrete post/panel garage. The problem is that the only windows I've found which fit have trickle vents on them. I need to fit the windows sideways to fit the gap, which means that the trickle vent will be vertical. I'm guessing that...

Ok - maybe I wasn't so clear on my question. At the minute, there's a 7" lintel up there over an 8' wide door. It's supporting one side of the roof. If I knock out the back of the garage and stick a 9", pre-tensioned lintel over the gap, would that work ok? In theory it would be over-spec'd...

[Images added 200115] I have a 1970s bungalow on a long, narrow plot which has no access down either side, so I can't drive cars around the house to park in the rear garden. The house has an attached single garage 9' wide, with a standard 8' door and windows above that all the way up (11'...

That's not really what I had in mind. If the threads are stripped, the material is pretty much gone. Recutting the thread using a proper die, never mind 2 halves of a female fitting wouldn't do the job as there's not enough material there to accept the new thread. I can braze metal back onto...

I'm sure this thread will get flamed more times than a Universal Studios Stuntman, but here's my predicament: I removed my LPG gas fire to install a new fireback, and I'm now reinstalling it. It's a case of tightening one fitting and the fire is back in place, but I've managed to strip the...

Beuller? Done some testing using thermocouples and seems to improve overall efficiency on the existing system. If anyone wants a set of drawings / CAD model for the unit, send me a PM.

Has anyone had any experience with a heat exhanger (or so called "Economiser") which goes between an OFCH boiler and the flue stack? I've seen a home made system which was clamped onto the top of the boiler exhaust, with the original flue then slotted into it, comprising a stainless steel...