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I've just spent the last day or so sanding the 1950s Mahogany Parquet floor in my kitchen. It had previously been varnished so sanding it off with a sandglider floor sander was quite a challenge but I got there in the end and got a really nice finish. So far so good! Now my mistake. I chose...

Just an update... UPVC Spares4Repairs did their best to help out even to the extent of going through their old bits and pieces but to no avail. They've promised to keep a look out for me. A good company - worth remembering. Lockfinder on the other hand didn't even bother to reply. Chalk and...

Thanks pinenot - i've just fired off two emails to both companies with details of what I need. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Well yes I see your point - but i'll give them a call in the morning anyway, you never know. To be honest i've tried a number of places already and come to the conclusion my only hope was to find a fitter somewhere who was ripping out an old door with the same mechanism. I hate junking stuff...

I moved into a house six months ago with a UPVC front door fitted with an old style 4 roller FUHR lock. The lock seems in good order and works fine using the rollers but the end of the actual door latch itself is missing. It obviously once attached with a single bolt which made it reversible but...

This is the part of the door where the latch end once screwed into.

The gearbox mechanism - still in good shape and working well apart from the missing latch end.

Old FUHR 4 roller mechanism - stamped 8502