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I've had some oak French doors but in the bay and they are fantastic, however 1 of the uprights bows/bends inwards. This created a crescent gap on the inside and the outer bead was snapped (I think they pushed in the window, fixed it and the window popped out and it snapped)
I rang the company who came round and fixed it, but putting a new bead on, pushing in the window and nailing the bead, so the window bends in.
The measurements we are talking are 1/2mm at the most.
My thoughts are that to fix it, they could have sanded/shaved the frame at top and bottom so they wouldn't have to push in the glass.
Also at some point the bead/nail will give in and the glass will pop back to normal straight.
Below are the images, it is the upright in the outside corner (away from house) on the right
View media item 58409The spirit level is held flat against the frame so the gap at the top is 1/2mm
View media item 58406 View media item 58407 View media item 58408On the window the first is showing the gap (if you can spot with the reflection of the yellow)
View media item 58411The second is me pushing/bend the spirit level so it touches, so you can compare against the above.
View media item 58410
What do you think?
Is the bending of the glass not an issue and I'm being too pedantic?
Or is it an issue that will appear in the future?
I rang the company who came round and fixed it, but putting a new bead on, pushing in the window and nailing the bead, so the window bends in.
The measurements we are talking are 1/2mm at the most.
My thoughts are that to fix it, they could have sanded/shaved the frame at top and bottom so they wouldn't have to push in the glass.
Also at some point the bead/nail will give in and the glass will pop back to normal straight.
Below are the images, it is the upright in the outside corner (away from house) on the right
View media item 58409The spirit level is held flat against the frame so the gap at the top is 1/2mm
View media item 58406 View media item 58407 View media item 58408On the window the first is showing the gap (if you can spot with the reflection of the yellow)
View media item 58411The second is me pushing/bend the spirit level so it touches, so you can compare against the above.
View media item 58410
What do you think?
Is the bending of the glass not an issue and I'm being too pedantic?
Or is it an issue that will appear in the future?