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Hi all, Just having a small showeroom refurbished. After stripping down the old wall tiles, my builder said it seems that the window has no lintel on the outer skin! The inner skin seems to be supported on a 'timber' support. The window is upvc and is 50cm wide, and has a height of 90cm. Can...

Hi. The hinge in the attached photos has broken and I need to replace it, does anyone know what make and model this is or where I can get it from or an alternative? Thanks

I'm hoping someone can help us. Our upvc window frame is lifting up off th windowsill. Does anyone know why this might be happening? We've just sold our house and are trying to get everything in order before we move. I've attached a photo of the problem. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you...

I've just had a garage built onto the back of my property. The toilet window (600 mm X 650 mm) opens into the garage but it needs to be replaced by a fire rated window with no opening. I previously fitted all eleven UPVC windows into my home (except the bay which I wimped out on) but I...

Most windows casings in the house have a lot of mould, see photo below: Apart from being disgusting, do it have any negative effect? Should I clean it? It did clean most part of a single window and it took ages as it's not flat surface.

Help! I found my new tilt and slide door got stuck. I have two tild/slide doors, each slides to one side, and closing togehter in the middle joining each other. Now one got stucked, they just looked closed, but both cannot be opened. The problem door's top is closed fine, and looked...

Just installed these bifolds but need advice on how to seal the underneath where the frame sits. Pics attached Thanks

Hey all, newbie here hope your well. Just bought my first house and am trying to do as much as the work myself if possible. I'm having a problem with most of the windows in the house, this being that when they are closed they are really draughty. I've added a vid - any advice would be terrific.

Hi there, Wondering if anyone would know what we can do about our front window? They're standard looking pvc windows with one panel that opens out on the right. There's a gap between that window that opens and the vertical bar at the end of the main pane. It's actually hard to see in the...

Hi, The house was built in the early 80's and I can't find the right hinge I need, does anyone know where I can get one? The window is side swung, the handle is on the left and the hinge is on the right. The hinge is 30cm long, 2cm wide and 7mm tall. Where can I buy a 7mm tall hinge? I can...

Hi all, We are in the process of building a new garage and a brickie is going to face our block walls and build pillars and apex etc.. we have left three 500x900 gaps for Windows on the block wall immediately below the roof plate. There is to be no cavity as such between the block and brick...

It took us a while to realise what had happened here, even though we knew it didn't look right .... We could never quite figure out why the window man put in a window that was not as high as the opening cut by the builder. But this weekend we realised that was because the builder cut the window...

Hi there, This is my first post on the forum, nice to meet you all! I have just bought my first house, apart from all the sockets falling off the walls it all seemed okay until Monday. It rained overnight and I woke up to a large damp patch around my bedroom window. It hasn't rained since...

Hi, I have a draught coming from a gap at the bottom right-hand corner of our french door. Does anyone know how this can be fixed? There is a gap at the top right-hand corner too. Image here: https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvxDFgUHUgNCxGQLt7Za-i5ZIY8n Thanks!

Hello. I am hoping someone can advise me. I am fitting a [Wickes] uPVC window into my garage wall. It is a single skin red brick wall and I have opened up the wall and fitted a lintel. All ok. Question: Do I need to add a Damp Proof Course and, if so, where and how? The DPC at the foot of...

Hi the 1930's house I bought is mostly double glazed but there are a couple of stained glass windows that on the inside of the frames I've noticed a couple of mount points like hinges that I suspect might have been used for hanging some form of secondary glazing in the past. I've taken a look...

The person who installed our windows in our new extension says his work is completed and is asking for payment. But it looks like this window is not completed, or am I wrong? Is this how the space above the window should be finished? (click to see bigger picture) 2016-08-14 18.45.27 by r_c...

Hi everyone, Our contractor is finishing a full-house renovation. We have a written agreement which lists all the works that were to be carried out for the agreed price. Inevitably some unforeseen additional jobs came up during the works. Except where explicitly asked, he has not informed us of...

Hi, I wonder if anyone reading this could give me some advice please.. I have attached a pic. Basically I want to rip the window out and fit some french doors. However the stone lintel above the window isn't long enough. Would I be able to put a steel or wooden lintel in here like 5.5ft long ...

I am having a room re-plastered in a house I am renovating for rental. The plaster is old and has been taken back to brick. The exposed brickwork now shows an unusual arrangement around the window. To my untrained eye, it looks like a previous owner has attempted to reduce the size of the frame...