Just installed a new upvc window, and am having trouble because one of the openers catches on the strike plate for the locking mechanism at the bottom when I'm closing it. There's a rather large clearance between the top strike plate and the opener, however, so it looks like the thing isn't properly aligned. Does anyone know if there's likely to be a simple way of realigning it? It's a typical horizontal type opener, with regular hinges (not easy clean or anything like that).
New upvc window opener catches on strike plate when closing
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did you toe and heel the glass in the sash?
The glass isn't installed yet. I've just screwed the frame into the opening so far.
search toe and heeling, it involves packing the glass in the frame in a way that uses the 'squareness' of the glass to square up the opener
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Our old fitting guide, has a bit about toe and heeling.
http://media.wix.com/ugd/972923_20e4f28d1156760a2fc761a6bdb3d647.pdf
http://media.wix.com/ugd/972923_20e4f28d1156760a2fc761a6bdb3d647.pdf
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