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Hi there, Wondering if anyone would know what we can do about our front window? They're standard looking pvc windows with one panel that opens out on the right. There's a gap between that window that opens and the vertical bar at the end of the main pane. It's actually hard to see in the...

Hi, The house was built in the early 80's and I can't find the right hinge I need, does anyone know where I can get one? The window is side swung, the handle is on the left and the hinge is on the right. The hinge is 30cm long, 2cm wide and 7mm tall. Where can I buy a 7mm tall hinge? I can...

Hi all, We are in the process of building a new garage and a brickie is going to face our block walls and build pillars and apex etc.. we have left three 500x900 gaps for Windows on the block wall immediately below the roof plate. There is to be no cavity as such between the block and brick...

It took us a while to realise what had happened here, even though we knew it didn't look right .... We could never quite figure out why the window man put in a window that was not as high as the opening cut by the builder. But this weekend we realised that was because the builder cut the window...

Hi there, This is my first post on the forum, nice to meet you all! I have just bought my first house, apart from all the sockets falling off the walls it all seemed okay until Monday. It rained overnight and I woke up to a large damp patch around my bedroom window. It hasn't rained since...

Hi, I have a draught coming from a gap at the bottom right-hand corner of our french door. Does anyone know how this can be fixed? There is a gap at the top right-hand corner too. Image here: https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvxDFgUHUgNCxGQLt7Za-i5ZIY8n Thanks!

Hello. I am hoping someone can advise me. I am fitting a [Wickes] uPVC window into my garage wall. It is a single skin red brick wall and I have opened up the wall and fitted a lintel. All ok. Question: Do I need to add a Damp Proof Course and, if so, where and how? The DPC at the foot of...

Hi the 1930's house I bought is mostly double glazed but there are a couple of stained glass windows that on the inside of the frames I've noticed a couple of mount points like hinges that I suspect might have been used for hanging some form of secondary glazing in the past. I've taken a look...

The person who installed our windows in our new extension says his work is completed and is asking for payment. But it looks like this window is not completed, or am I wrong? Is this how the space above the window should be finished? (click to see bigger picture) 2016-08-14 18.45.27 by r_c...

Hi everyone, Our contractor is finishing a full-house renovation. We have a written agreement which lists all the works that were to be carried out for the agreed price. Inevitably some unforeseen additional jobs came up during the works. Except where explicitly asked, he has not informed us of...

Hi, I wonder if anyone reading this could give me some advice please.. I have attached a pic. Basically I want to rip the window out and fit some french doors. However the stone lintel above the window isn't long enough. Would I be able to put a steel or wooden lintel in here like 5.5ft long ...

I am having a room re-plastered in a house I am renovating for rental. The plaster is old and has been taken back to brick. The exposed brickwork now shows an unusual arrangement around the window. To my untrained eye, it looks like a previous owner has attempted to reduce the size of the frame...

I am starting the conversion of space over my double garage into habitable accommodation. The roof is constructed with attic trusses at nominally 600mm spacing and are fit to support floor loads and there are no intrusive beams etc. The room is not very large so does not require large windows...

I've been searching on forums, youtube etc, but I haven't seen instructions on how to remove the bayonet part of the shootbolt extensions from a window (These bits). The closest I came was this post (on this forum), and this video (on youtube). Neither tackle the logistics of the mechanism...

Hello, Wondering if I could have some advice on the above. I have a window in a kitchen that looks out to our side return. I'd like to remove the window and the brick below and insert doors. There's a lintel over the window and i'm not changing either the height or width or the opening, just the...

Hi All, Have found great advice on these forums without having to ask any questions before but now the time has come for me to finally be stumped and have to ask :) I have a brick built outhouse which I am going to sort out to be used as a gym. It does have damp proof membrane in the floor but...

Looking for some assistance please. The house we have is about 20 years old, but "new build", we have around 15 windows in total, which are made of wood but do have double glazing units within. I can see the gap between the window pains in the DG unit is small when compare to current...

Hi all. I'm currently thinking about installing some stained glass windows in my kitchen, I want something very modern and quite unique - to create a contemporary look. I've seen some great work on Purlfrost and wanted to know if anyone else has used this company? If so what style did you go...

Hi all, We are getting plans drawn up for a ground floor extension to our kitchen and dining room, with a lean-to roof. Because of the extension depth (4m) and roof angle this will clash with the bottom of the window on one of our upstairs bedrooms. A few of our neighbours have similar...

The handle and lock on my window has stopped working and will not turn. Have taken the window apart and am still unable to fix. Does anyone know what type of locking mechanism this is called and any ideas where I can get a new one? Thanks!