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Hello, Can someone help identify the name of this type of lock so I can purchase a replacement. It has BASTA stamped on it. I have uploaded an image of the lock. All help appreciated. Thanks

I'm overhauling my windows - filling, sanding, painting, etc. They're single glazed wooden sash units. Where the two sashes meet there are what look like draught excluder strips - lengths of plastic about 7mm wide with brushing attached (see photos). They fit into horizontal grooves in the...

Hi all, I'm trying to install a window in my shed and wondering how best to do it. I've attached some photos and the window leaves a gap of about 2 to 3 cm around the window opening. do I also need a cill/sill? The window is aluminium. Thanks

The inner seal/aluminium spacer in our window seems to have drooped. I don’t know how good the image is to see, but you can see it bends and then there’s a small gap in the middle that you can see between.

Hi, Really hope someone can help. I was asked to remove the plaster from a second floor wall that had some damp stains so the plasterer could board and replaster (we thought we had fixed the cause of the damp). As i was doing so, some bricks started coming loose beneath the window where the damp...

I need to repair some chapel windows around a property I purchased earlier this year. I could do with some advice on 1) what wood should I use to repair any rotten window sections? Would standard B&Q softwood be ok here? 2) What should I use to replace the gap between the window and the wall...

Is it normal to have gaps like this on the trim on the outside of the windows?

Hi I have the option of Swish or Eurocell double glazed upvc Windows installed in my cottage. I don't want tilt and turn other than where I absolutely have to. Swish can't apparently do side opening windows because the windows are too tall so they have to be bottom opening, not sure I fancy...

Hi all, I'm new here and would appreciate any advice.. I have a bay window (this style might be termed bow window). I recently found it had been leaking for some time and completely rotted the plywood underneath the plastic interior sill (no idea how long it had been going on for!). I removed...

I am building a sound studio on the top floor of an office building and because it will be a "room within a room" design (for soundproofing), the inner dimensions will shrink a fair bit. So, Is there a minimum height regulation for the doors? I have space for a 1940mm high door. Is that OK?

We live on a fairly busy road, technically 20mph but everyone does at least 30mph. There is a constant stream of traffic until fairly late in the evening and queues during morning and evening rush hours. Motorbikes go up and down late at night. No lorries or buses normally though due to narrow...

We recently found a large patch of wet rot on one of our outdoor frames, which has been looked at and we've been told the whole frame probably needs replacing because of where it is... so that's fine. We also found some smaller patches on our other window frames, of soft, flaky wood. These...

Hi- we currently have a windowless bathroom on the first floor. We are thinking of putting in a new window for a little light / ventilation etc. The house is a detached but the houses are built closely so there is about a metre and a half between the side wall of our house and next door’s side...

Years ago I had a window that was falling apart in my bathroom. I got it replaced with a PVC window and the guy didn't mention anything about the state of the wood around the window. Now I'm renovating the bathroom and I've found the wood under the window is soft and crumbly. Is this dry rot...

We’ve been painting the walls around our windows and to do so we have removed the sealant - the idea was to paint and use a mould resistant sealant (we’ve had condensation and water build up issues before) however the gap is very large. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should use...

Hi all, I moved into my house last year. All of the windows upstairs have huge gaps in them, some of them I can actually fit a whole finger down the hinge side and can see daylight. These windows were only installed in 2011. As per advice I’ve seen I have bought some new hinges. Just replaced a...

In my property the windows are old sash windows, I know I need to replace them. Until then though, I am looking for a short term patch. If I manage to get even 50% less cold coming in, it'll be a great benefit. This particular window is in my bathroom, and it's freezing cold, especially at...

I know curtain rails have been done to death on here, but I can't find anything specific for my query... I put a curtain rail up last year into a bay window. It is a fairly wide bay with large thermal curtains with lots of weight to them. Naturally the area above the window is peppered with...

Hi all. I'm planning on internally insulating the front of our house and have just stripped back the wallpaper and am taking the UPVC surrounds off the double glazing to fill the voids. There is a massive void above the double glazing in the main bedroom (8 inches between glazing and brick)...

We’re almost finished renovating our home and I’ve come to find theres a leak coming in through the bay window. In the images i’ve already removed the sealant on the interior. the the internal joints of the bay window (first 2 pics) theres water coming in. Obviously in the internal corner...