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Hi all, This is my first post, hope you can advise please, as my DIY skills are rudimentary at best! Openreach are installing full fibre for us next month, which is proving to be a logistical nightmare due to living in an old, single storey cottage with side conservatory (no walls below)...

I have a Upvc front door with lever handles inside and out. Unfortunately our husky now knows how to open doors and has started letting himself out. I don't like locking the door because kids, postman etc. tend to come and go during the day so I'd like to replace the inside handle with a knob...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a good tool for removing Rehau beading? I have seen a number of examples with people using all manner of different tools but the gap between the beading and frame is so small, I was beginning to think they it was all one piece!! I have one of these which some people...

I have this very old front door which has dropped down and does not seal properly. I can see the bushes are perished so bought some new ones. Now how do I remove the door ? I can see the grub? pin and have tried knocking on it but its not moving. Anyone have any ideas ? Thanks in advance

Hello Folks, I've searched the Forums for "window installed without cavity closer" and read some of the results - unf. they don't address my problem. Our kitchen UPVC window has a loose UPVC windowsill with mould smell coming from below. Took it off to reveal the sight in the photos - I have...

I am having an old UPVC conservatory pulled down. Elsewhere I have an open sided lean to shelter attached to the house which currently is roofed with thin polycarbonate sheets that are failing and need to be replaced. The timber supports for the lean to roof are very strong and sound. Could the...

Hi, A supplier fitted UPVC sash windows with the intention to come back and add architraves around them. however we have run out of money, and I would like to fit the architraves myself (ive done skirting boards and door architraves). I don't understand how I would approach architrave on...

Hello all! So, bought a house in 2021 and 6 months prior the previous owners had all the front windows replaced. All 4 sets have side hung, outwards openings. In the middle of the hinge side opening (vertical), there is a gap large enough to fit a piece of card through. A trades person who is...

Hi! Looking to purchase a house an spotted cracks on the bay windows 1st floor only. Think the windows were changed in 2007, house was built 1950's I believe. Seen quite a few threads about this being common with UPVC, but just after some second opinions on whether this is considered serious...

We’ve recently purchased a house with the upvc casing missing on the aluminium couplers between the patio doors and windows. We know the windows are from eurocell but our local branch haven’t been any help in identifying what part we’d need to sort this out. We’re not sure of the brand of window...

Hi I would like to install my Ring doorbell. The door is UPVC. Would you attach to the door with self-tapping screws or would you fix to the brick wall next to the door? Screwing to the UPVC is kind of quicker and easier, but I'm not sure as to how sensible this is. Any thoughts please as to...

We are about to move into a house with original timber frames that are 27 years old. Many panes have blown, and all will likely follow in time. Our current thinking is to keep the timber frame and just replace the panes (and not replace everything with uPVC). But we are struggling to get a...

I'm looking to upgrade my front door's lock to a kitemarked multi-point lock (the kind that insurance companies like to see). The UPVC door currently just has a single latch although it looks like there are cut-outs towards the top and bottom in both the door and the frame where I presume there...

We moved into an old 1920’s terrace property . It had a ton of hidden damp issues which we worked hard to resolve properly. EVERYTHING has been completely renewed except for windows and doors which I believe were poorly fitted by the previous owner. I’m a novice but I believe this because the...

Good evening, I have a leaking window in a conservatory, it appears to be leaking out of the bottom left of the frame. I checked and there are no drainage or weep holes I think this is correct for non opening windows. I checked another non leaking frame and it also did not have any weep holes...

Hi all, I'm looking to fit a couple of sets of door restrictors, or check straps - to some UPVC Double glazed french doors. Is it a case of one size fits most? or do I need something specific to fit a particular supplier? One set of doors is a fairly recent install with rehau extrusions, the...

Hi all I had a leak from a bath waste last year and it was found to be a coupler between new 40mm PVC to a grey PVC pipe. The white/new side from bath waste was fine but it was if the other side to the existing grey waste pipe had silicon on it and not solvent glue? Also there was ‘pressure’...

Hi I’m trying to find a replacement door handle for my back French/upvc door. It’s a 92pz on a gu lock if it matters. My screw center distance is approx 110mm, closest I can find is 122mm. Does anyone recognise this size? I’ve trawled the internet for days but I cannot find another like it...

Hi all, please can I get your help in removing these window handles which have no visible screws and no obvious screw covers?

Hi, A bit unsure what to do so was looking for some advice if anybody can help please? We had some windows put in but they were never finished off outside as the window company did a runner (after we paid sadly!) There were huge gaps between the brick work and the window outside, so they...