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Hi all, sorry if this is the wrong subforum, it seemed like the only one related to heat, that was my basis: The kitchen and bathroom are consistently the coldest rooms in my house. They are also the rooms that lack both carpets and curtains I dont think putting carpets in them is feasible for...

Hi all, Just moved in and I’m replacing all the handles as no keys left but now have an issue… Usual 2 screws removed, snapped the handle trying to budge it, it’s been oiled and hammer tapped. Obviously I can turn the mechanism but it’s so stuck, it just pivots from the centre- what to try ...

Hi, I have these shutter blinds fitted to the wall above my window, with a central support bracket. I can't for the life of me work out how I can get these down to do some work on them. The tabs on the end brackets unclip so you should just be able to slide them forward, but the central...

I need to repair the attached window frame - it’s softwood, and the inner section where the window stay pin mounts has split from being constantly soaked with condensation. There’s some wood lost, although the rest of the frame is good. Would it be better to try to splice in new wood (and...

Anyone know what type of product this is? Feels more like caulk than silicone Need to get some to plug some gaps Thanks

I have a single hung window. Frame seems metal bit I can’t figure out how to remove the top glass. None of the videos match, I don’t see any glaze bead to pop out.

Hi there have recently moved into a new commercial building where it seems that the downstairs windows handles have been removed and i think some sort of small locks fitted in their place. Before i remove the lock and try to fit a handle in its place, i thought i better sanity check that i...

We moved into our house around 3 years ago and the house is around 8 years old. In the last 6 months we started to get damp in the bottom corners of the windows. Then over a short period of time the window sil became completely blown on one side and we also experienced some damp patches on the...

Hello all, I’d be really grateful if someone can help me identify the manufacture of this window. It’s likely an 80s or 90s roof window. I need replacement arms/ struts. It is not a Velux I’d had it confirmed by them. Any help at all would be great. Thanks so much

Hello 1st time poster. I have recently had 2 skylights installed in my dining kitchen area. The plastering is complete and I am seeing damp patches on both windows in the lower corners on both windows. It is not raining outside at the moment, but it is very cold. The day before we had...

I have a upvc window that won’t latch and close. The handle moves freely but the mechanism doesn’t move. The mechanism won’t move by hand either. The window is on the first floor so any help would be appreciated and even better if I can do it from the inside Thanks in advance

Hi, I took off some large uPVC trims which revealed some pretty large gaps between the frame and the wall, has also revealed some bits where I can see outside/where mortar bedding has fallen away from bricks. Looking for advice on next steps. Current plan is: - push some new mortar between...

HELP!!! Leasehold flat owner, 2nd floor balcony flat Been going on 4 years now. Long complicated story but how much would it cost a builder or window technician to remove a patio window/door inspect change a cavity tray and then put same window back??? Not covered by maintenance insurance...

Hello, We have just had new windows installed and I noticed this oval shaped condensation this morning as it's about 1 degrees outside. The condensation is on the outside of the window. Is this normal or is it a sign of damaged glass? The other newly fitted windows do not have this.

Hi everyone, I'm at my wit's end with builders and contractors. We recently had a window installed, but it's leaking badly during heavy rain. The window itself seems fine, but I believe the issue lies with the lintel installation. The builders created the opening and put in a lintel, but it...

Hi I’m refitting my windows after moving them for my extension. I’ve put the window in foamed it and bolted it but when I came to put the glass back in it doesn’t sit tight to the seal on the external beading, there’s a 3mm gap in every corner and even the centre of the glass doesn’t sit...

I'm looking for surface mounted lockable window latches\handles that can be screwed in place on the surface of painted timber window frames, without the need to do anything that would involve cutting chunks out of the windows (screw holes are OK, but I can't chisel out anything, I'm under orders...

We had our house repointed a couple of years ago and have noticed some of the mortar cracking again in the exact same place. Also had the cement window fixed which seems to be having similar issue, and can see there seems to be a gap in the window frame. Any advice?

Hi After some advice on replacing my wooden frame, Perspex window in my concrete prefab garage with a UPVC unit. I plan to remove the entire window and its timber frame so all I am left with is the concrete panel edges. The end game for this garage is to get as close to this conversion as...

Hello, Background info: Roughly 1.5 years ago got uPVC windows replaced with new uPVC windows. House is 60s construction, likely originally timber frame. Exterior of window has row of soldier bricks and surveyor said likely no lintel. I am not sure when the crack appeared as it was covered by a...