I'm attempting to repair a couple of broken hinges on aluminium double glazing in my mother's house. The units are about 20 years old. If these windows were traditional casements they would be top-hung but being double glazing they have a 200mm friction hinge on each side.
Simple, I thought - buy a couple of new hinges and replace new for old.
When I fitted the new hinges, the window would not close because the hinges I'd fitted were too thick. Searching the internet revealed that the thickness I'd had problems with was called "stack height" and that the standard stack height was 13mm, whereas the original hinges were nearer 11mm.
Anybody got any idea where I might get some 11 mm x 200 mm hinges or any thoughts about how to overcome the problem?
CVB
Simple, I thought - buy a couple of new hinges and replace new for old.
When I fitted the new hinges, the window would not close because the hinges I'd fitted were too thick. Searching the internet revealed that the thickness I'd had problems with was called "stack height" and that the standard stack height was 13mm, whereas the original hinges were nearer 11mm.
Anybody got any idea where I might get some 11 mm x 200 mm hinges or any thoughts about how to overcome the problem?
CVB