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    How to toe and heel a door/window - step by step

    Just to add to Cranks great right up, I generally find having the door open a little can actually help with movement. If doing it with French doors , i use a wooden wedge under the door sash to lift it prior , putting less strain on the top welds when using the glazing shovel (not that it...
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    Fitting new hinges to a uPVC window - step by step.

    Yeah just predill with an hss metal bit
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    Fitting new hinges to a uPVC window - step by step.

    It would all.dwpend on whether the frame is reinforced or not. If other screws line up and its only one them you normally can just screw it in if the frames not reinforced. As for size , anything smaller than the screw
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    How to replace broken glass and lead cane in an old door

    Just be careful.if you think you are going to repair, as if either dimensions of that broken bit is greater than 250mm then , legally, it has to be a safety glass ( eg toughened ) What you've quoted above is what others have suggested , and any company that manufactures decorative glass will be...
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    Installing DG units in wooden windows

    No real benefits of the ' metal ' bar , other than matching existing or marginally cheaper usually. Re warranty, you'd need to ask as you have found a lot don't mention it Glazing- yeah I'd go easiest way for my personal property, just make sure you use a Low Modulus Neutral cure silicone (...
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    UPVC door lock mechanism identity

    Ooh, that's good to know. Cheers @crank39 . Thankfully I dont come across too many at the moment
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    Adjusting door height

    Could be the door needs toe and heeling correctly, hence the past adjustments.....
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    UPVC door lock mechanism identity

    Got a picture of it? Normally Winkhaus are riveted on to the faceplate and unless you want to drill and re rivets, then you will need an entire locking mechanism, gearbox and faceplate
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    Installing DG units in wooden windows

    The differences in the spacers, between metal and fibreglass is the heat transference from one pane to another. As goes glazing. It really depends whether you have a warranty on the unit ( a lot of manufacturers won't warranty units in wooden frames). Glazing tape could be the butyl...
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    uPVC porch door coming away from frame

    Taking the door of the hinge and refixing the hinge mounting bracket is the only way to do this ( other than a new door !), and even then you may need to relocate the hinge if there is damage to the mounting point
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    Failing putty (new shed window) (Ed.)

    Oh jeez we are back here, thought this had been resolved one way or the other Regarding the Alta Rica, my wife quite likes it , definelty prefers it to Std Nescafe or Nescafe Gold, personally can't say as I'm a Yorkshire Tea man myself Regarding the potting shed, without rereading all 7...
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    Acceptable?

    Honestly... only you can really answer that. If it was a window I had bought and fitted for my own house, and I damaged it, yes I'd live with it. However you will have paid good money for a new window , and it is damaged, either by the fitter or supplier/manufacturer, then no i wouldn't be...
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    Acceptable?

    Simple answer is would you accept it if it was on a car ,for example.? You are paying for a new product. You have spotted damage to that product. You have every right to request it be repaired properly. The end of the day its only a new sash
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    UPVC Mullion end cap for french doors

    Crank will be the one if anyone recognises it, I certainly don't It maybe a case of buying a mullion endcap off the likes of Ebay and just getting it to fit. It's unusual to see the whole cap missing, normally its the thin plastic at the bottom thats broken ..does make me wonder if the...
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    Door hinges stuck?

    Is there a gap at the bottom of the actual door? My suspicion, looking at the pictures, is that it is the plastic ' collar ' that has lifted up , rather than the actual hinge. This may also be contributing to the ' bent ' hinge pin. Looks like an Avocet hinge to me from the limited pictures...
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    How to fix a door that doesnt open fully!?

    Dont think the hinges in your video would help you, they are designed for open out doors to open 180degree, clearing the external reveal. I don't see them clearing that plaster internally
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    How to fix a door that doesnt open fully!?

    See it fairly regularly that when the door is measured no one takes into account the final plasterboard and plaster. Yes a knockon would have enabled the door to open further, and allow the hinges to be adjusted if needed. As a matter of interest what is the door frame width? Should have been...
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    Lift-to-lock door handle occasionally won't let the key turn

    Does the inside of the gearbox still have grease? Trust me , been working on doors for 25 years... multipoint locks ( particular gearboxes ) & wd40 are not a good match
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    Lift-to-lock door handle occasionally won't let the key turn

    I wouldnt use wd40 on multipoint locks, washes all the grease out of the gearboxes and that cause more issues Graphite spray/grease or similiar for any gearboxes, bit of vaseline or similiar on other moving parts,
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    Lift-to-lock door handle occasionally won't let the key turn

    Sounds like minor adjustment is needed on hinges, beware though the heat will cause upvc to swell...even white upvc Pretty much all multipoint with lever handles are lift to lock , as it engages the locking points As a side note , you should really pull thr handle up every time, as it reduces...
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