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Hi I’m fitting a wireless (enforcer) system to a house that has various styles of Upvc windows and doors. I have bought shock sensors for the windows. The sensors also have a reed switch function that I’d like to use on some of the windows. The problem I have is that some of the window frame...

Hi, I am trying to remove a broken glass panel in a upvc door. I researched from other posters and purchased a chisel knife and a mallet. Trying to get under the beading is making a mess of the beading. IMG_20190930_121857_compress65 by Jenson7 posted 30 Sep 2019 at 3:54 PM Here are photos...

Hi The hinge on this window is broken. Does anyone know how to remove this hinge? It has these insert screws with just a hole. I've tried hex, flat, Phillips but nothing catches onto these.

Hi I'm doing a small porch on my place. Can anyone advise on size of wall if my window is 1m and it's going to be joined to another window with a 90 degree corner support just can't get my head around it . Going to have a normal sill on aswell. Also it will have a lean to roof how do i fix to...

Fitting a window in an hole that is 40mm out of true top to bottom & has an arch at the top. So, have frame extenders for sides and top- question, should I mitre them where they meet or just butt join? Q2- what's the best blade for cutting pvc in my mitre saw? TIA

I have a conservatory with French doors but the slave door cannot be opened because the Concealed Operating Lever to open the slave door is broken / missing. I have tried locksmiths and windows repairers but they do not know what the part is in order to replace it. The conservatory was...

Had these windows installed last year and I've always thought the fit looks wrong. I can't help but look at it everyday. The base of the window is thicker then I have ever seen in anyone's house and I always wondered if it was measured short. The previous windows were much less intrusive only...

hello im struggling to find an Ali reinforced corner post for upvc any help please?

Please see attached pictures. This window seems to have dropped a little and there is a gap at top which lets in a lot of road noise & draught. The window itself opens & closes perfectly. Windows are in place about 13 years. Any thoughts on what I need to adjust to seal it up. Many thanks.

I am trying to clean some uPVC window frames, but the internal corners have been finished with something that does not seem to be silicone. It is quite hard but comes away with scratching, which I don't really want to do. Whatever it is, it is thin with no significant depth. Any thoughts on...

I am looking for suggestions of techniques or tools for removing old and perished bubble/flipper gasket from the narrow slot. Where the old gasket material has gone very non-flexible (mostly along the bottom edge), I have found that the barbed section just tears or snaps where it joins the...

So it would appear that the manufacturing company have provided the French doors for the Juliet balcony with concealed/bottom drainage holes instead of face drainage holes despite the fact that they knew it was for a Juliet balcony with no seal. The water gets blocked inside The trim...

Not seen a previous post on this so thought I'd ask the question -- how can I both remove and seal up trickle vents? I know what they're for but they get clogged up in the summer, only allow a small amount of air flow and they allow more sound into the house the rest of the time. We ventilate...

Hi I'm in a spot of trouble, last night I opened my window to let some air in but as I've closed the window the hinges jammed and bent. After some research I realise that these hinges aren't expensive or difficult to replace but my questions are which hinges do I get and will the new hinges in...

Yet another post on uPVC doors I know... There are three roller cans on my back door — bottom, middle and top. The top and middle pull the door into the frame tightly and there is a good seal. Unfortunately there is a gap at the bottom and I can quite easily push or pull (from outside) the...

Hi Our kitchen window has leaked since we moved in, the previous owners tried to fix it by outing sillicone everywhere. Last year we got a window man out and he redid all the seals but said it might be an issue with the render. With the recent bad weather the leak is back, I woke up this...

Drilling into granite is, i've always found, a pain. Perhaps I'm using the wrong drill bit. What's the best drill bit/ fastest way & method to make a hole in granite for fixing the window?

Hi, For an outbuilding, we have 9inch (220mm) roof joists and 4in (100mm) insulation and 18mm OSB3 boards for a warm flat roof. Based on this I think I will need at least 340mm Fascia boards - but I can't seem to find any; most seem to go up to 225mm only.. I was planning on using 18m fascia...

I have been looking at replacing some perished uPVC door and window gaskets, and taken aback by the *huge* range of types available. Would I be horribly incorrect in assuming that if the barbed rubber 'arrow' section is the right size to fit in the slot, and the bubble or flipper sections are...

The outside of my unusual conservatory needs finishing. Above the doors is a 152 mm steel beam (approx. 4.3 m), which has the grey factory coating. On top of the steel are aluminium window frames - with no sill - in RAL 7016. They are only a few mm behind the front of the flange of the steel...