UPVC Window hinges are 15"

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I have just bought a 10 year old "executive" house which was built by Barrett to a remarkable standard back in the day.

But I am finding a bunch of minor issue where they clearly didn't use "high standard" parts and I am working around the house to rectify them, but keep hitting brick walls as everything seems to be non-standard.

Take for example the handles of the external doors.. They are broken (I think because the multipoint locks are stiff) and the previous owner was a bit heavy handed.. Replacements should be easy to source/fit.. But are impossible as the screw spacing is non-standard..

Anyway.. Many of the UPVC windows have gaps at the bottom which I know from experience to be caused by broken hinges.. So rather than pay someone to replace them, I am going to have a go myself.

Today I measured them expecting them to be 16", but the hinges are 15". And after hours of searching I havn't found a single mention of a 15" hinge every existing?

I am at a loss.. I have about 20 windows with this hinge, and the estate has 22 hours, so thats 100s of windows built with non-standard hinges?

Am I missing something? Could it be that a hinge measured as 15" is rounded up and called 16"? Or is it possible that Barrett had custom hinges made?

What do I do? Can I simply fit a longer hinge and re-drill the screw holes?

Thanks in advance for any re-assurance you can give.

Jon
 
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Many thanks... I think there is room for an extra inch..

But I am still curious as to why they are 15" when there is literally zero information about a 15" hinge online.. Could it be that they are just called 16", even though they are closer to 15"? Or did Barrett really get windows with custom length hinges?
 
I'm afraid I have no idea! :)
16" can be 400mm, so a few mm lost - but not enough!
Do your hinges have the plastic locator socket on the end? If those were missing, that could be another few mm!
If you haven't seen, there's a nice guide to measure up new hinges here:
https://www.handlesandhinges.co.uk/how-to-measure-your-window-hinges/

...apparently, the longer the hinge, the better, for improved weight distribution! :)
 
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Yep.. Plastic ends are there.. I measured loads of windows and they are all exactly the same.. 388mm which is 1/4" over 15"..

I have attached a photo incase anyone is interested (NB. The image has come out rotated, its Side Hung, so photo shows the hinge at the BOTTOM).

Jon
 

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You may well find that some hinges are classed as 16 " but in reality actually measure less , I've seen 16 " at 400mm and 410mm , providing you have that extra room then a 16" hinge will be absolutely fine
 

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