window tag
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Window draft babies room help We have a 1960s house with timber joinery and we have quite a draft coming through on windy days. Any suggestions on a fix?. Saw 3m window seals but is this what would normally be used?. |
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Casement Window Stays Desperately seeking period casement window stay, latch and keeper (well thats what i call them). 280mm long, 15mm wide, has 5 notches. Has enscription at the bottom of the handle; Protected T PAR E NZN956732 |
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Who has a stove / hob under a window? Extractor? And what do you do about extraction? A rangehood would look odd with a window behind it and those pop-up bench top extractors seem noisy and very expensive. If you have your cooktop under a window I would love to see a picture! |
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Karcher window vac/cleaner thingy So excited cos I have been meaning to buy one for ages, HOWEVER. not that impressed! Must be my technique, cos I have ended up with drag marks and you can see the tracks from the rubbery blade thing. Went over the windows after with white vinegar and elbo... |
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Karcher window cleaner Have any of you bought one? Good or not? |
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Oven near window I know there are some rules about it but do not know where to look |
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I need a window in my kitchen wall, would it be ok to buy a window I like from a recycle place or best to get one made from scratch by a builder? Thanks. |
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Disposal of Window Glass Wifey and I did a big cleanout under the house over the weekend. As part of this we found a huge amount of broken and cracked window glass (and about 2 sheets of glass still in tact, but covered in dust). We chucked it all in the recycling bin |
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Wind noise reduction - window replacement Hi, 1970's house here in windy Welly. The reason I feel I need a new window above my bed (aluminium - 57cm high, 167cm long with one opening pane) is because of extreme whistling in the high northerly wind. It's quite east facing too so gets heaps morning... |
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Leaking Aluminium window I have got window in our kitchen that returns around the corner. There is a fixed pane on both sides of the Mitre. I have got a leak that has rotted out the window sill and I suspect that the mitre under the glazing bead is leaking.There is no |
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Window discussion. Hi there, I have several windows in my house that need replacing, so, do I get quotes to replace just the 5 that NEED it, or do I look at replacing them all, 12 in total and two french doors, plus a front and back door at a push. Currently all |
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Painting wooden window frames - What type of paint i need to repaint the window frames on my house. most of them are getting a bit rough looking and could do with a tidy up. what sort of paint am i supposed to use! im going to give them a clean and light sand and then paint onto the existing paint. any he... |
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Plants under a long lounge window. Any ideas please! I am trying to go with a modern tropical look.new mono house in white with dark grey linea. This area under window is west facing.something that flowers wld be great.maybe day lillies with some sort of smaller green shrub! Anyone please.... |
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Badly cracked exterior window sill In 100 year old villa.It has a lot of cracks (depth about 3-5mm) not so much splits but cracks in the wood.Can I fill prior to priming and painting or should the whole wide window sill be replaced. |
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Removing paint from Aluminium window frame. Afternoon group. Doing up my daughters room and the previous owners of the house house decided to paint the aluminium window frames. Anyone know of tried and trusted removal method! Thanks |
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Replacing an aluminium window with a bifold door Do I need building consent for this? Window is in good condition, just want some indoor/outdoor flow. |
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Can a Rangehood go in front of a window I'm looking at renovating the kitchen with a bit of a redesign, I have limited space, and just wondering if a rangehood can go infront of a window?Obviously with cooktop underneath, that way I could move the sink from there to be in the island, as a range... |
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Where to find old window latches I'm currently renovating a 100 year old house and there are so many miss-matched casements that I'm on the hunt to replace the odd ones out, some of the latches are called monkey tails and then there's like a tear drop handle piece but if someone can remi... |
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Ice inside on double glazed south window! -6 degrees Canterbury this morning! 7 year old house. Ice bits in joinery of master bedroom main window. Minor condensation on smaller window but no ice. No heating in bedroom over night (apart from electric blanket!). Windows clos |
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Rotten wooden window sash i have a second story fixed wooden window sash where the paint never went over the top of the putty along the bottom of the sash , water has rotted about an inch or so of the bottom corner of the sash , this repair will be builders bog . but what i want t... |
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Rechroming old telescopic window stays! Has anybody had anything similar rechromed? I,m trying to decide if it’s worth doing or should we just butt new ones. There are about 14 that need doing |
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Window sash size In a quote for a house build the quoter has put in a note to say a window sash size exceeds Fairview's recommendations. Does this just mean it's too bloody big? It's 3800 long x 1850 high. |
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Question for window gurus my son is looking at replacing the windows in his house, he has been told by a window rep that was having a measure that because the current windows are only 700mm up from the floor they have to be safety glass on the inside pane of the double glazing, ye... |
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Blocking weep holes in window sills Not sure where to ask so I'll try here. As you know, running a dehumidifier requires little or no air coming into the house from the outside. I've noticed that the aluminium window sills have weep holes, for draining out condensation. But I th |
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Wall Bracket - Karcher Window Vac I have looked but can’t find a wall bracket for it. Any ideas what I could use please? |
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Automatic greenhouse window openers Looking at them on T/Me and wondering what others experiences are with them. |
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