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Wow, just so you are aware , this thread is 10 years old!

Sorry dont seem to get notifications of when I'm tagged... Open the door , and i believe if you look at the hinge from the other side there is a clip you need to push to release the cover , may need to slide forward too. Might be a screw holding it in( which is easier lol )

Gonna be honest, conservatory roof leaks like these can be a right pain to solve. It is potentially the foam padding and silicone sealant that has ' let go ' , or it could be the main ridge cap , or even the junction of the main ridge cap to wall. ( i seen it from all three places but...

In your third picture,the right hand side part of the hinge there is two Allen bolts, you need to turn these BUT they look incredibly worn. Looks like its a composite door too so toe and heeling the glass won't help either. If they won't move you may have to get another hinge, or as a...

You say communal.. how many people use it? Reason being the average Upvc door is considered ' Residential ' , so if traffic is heavy then the door is really not up to it without regular ' servicing/repairs ' . Having said that , I know of Upvc doors on Doctors surgeries and garages/petrol...

You say you had them fixed before? Im guessing they adjusted the hinges . My suspicion would be that the glass needs ' toe and heeling ' . Plenty if videos on the Internet to watch and see if you think you could do it yourself or not

The green arrowed knob is a ' snib ' , hold the handle down, then turn it , and it should keep the latch fully retracted. Enables you to use the door without the handle. The red pointed ball , never seen anything like that but guessing to do with locating the door correctly @crank39 will more...

The brass screw will.adjust how easy/hard it is to open. It adjusts the friction, hence upvc window hinges are actually called Friction Stays

Id stick to a Low Modulus neutral cure , usually as LMN on the tube , the only real stipulation

Clean it up with something like white cif (.dont use the yellow it will stain ) , then apply a beading of white silicone where white trims meet white trims , and clear silicone in other locations you fear it might be leaking

Being Anglian ( and 25 years old ) you'll be incredibly lucky to find the exact same gasket. As well as what Wayners says above , look at a ' qlon' gasket , they are pretty universal

Is it closing flush on the back edge? I'd say you need new hinges

Adjusting the cams would make it brighter against the gasket . That would be a good place to start . Thing with tilt and turns is because they open inwards , any weather will be trying to push them open so they need to be as tight as possible, and over the years tje gaskets will compress

Foxhole is indeed right it is to allow for drainage at the base of the frames but from those photos it looks like the frame isnt quite sat right on the cill , as the gap looks too large to me, still probably isnt the cause of any draught though. Is it actually a draught? If you ligbt a naked...

There is a way to have Triple Glazing and ventilation ...Simple answer is dont have Trickle vents! Use a PIV or MHEV system instead, or use acoustic vents ( but they will still let a certain amount of noise in)

£900 seems remarkably cheap to replace a set of sliding doors to a set of French Doors , personally if you can stretch to the 900 id be tempted BUT I'm really wary of that price and therefore the quality of the doors and workmanship. Wraparound Ali doors do suffer from screws that get...

Glad you got it open without the expense of the locksmith. If that roller was catching then something is out of alignment. Ger a 1800mm spirit level on the part of the door frame and see if its bowed at all, as you elude it may be the cement ispushing part of the door frame out

Again go into a potential.supplier , look at the colours they offer , just beware that a lot say can get black , but it will actually be Black/brown which in direct sunlight isba very dark brown. I believe Rehau and Deuckeninck do a proper black colour

If you get the joints soldered they dont look too bad. You will always be able to tell the difference as they are in double glazed units. I'd advise speaking to where ever you intend to get the replacements from and get a sample of the leadwork, you can see exactly what you are getting then

The locksmith will.be using special tools That will get in around the edges of the door to move the existing lock pins/hooks. They will charge a lot though lol. You'll be surprised how much leverage you can get with the glass out, its still not straightforward bit can certainly be manipulated