craig

It’s unlikely that they have, unfortunately, it will be within acceptable tolerances. You’ll need to ask what those are and whether they accept any liability. I suspect not. Don’t try and cut it, it’ll end up in disaster.

Old cottage you say, do you have any wall vents?

What Nick said.

It's about how it is worded, it is likely to be part of the wording for renovation replacement but if you could paste the entire wording for context, that would help. Generally speaking though, on a new build, it's inputting the windows, fixing method, PU foam, airtightness tapes and externals left to others.

Whats your location @Talaidh?

No, I leave that to those trained and qualified to install and maintain the products. Everyone “thinks” it’s easy to do but it’s far from easy.

We’ll agree to disagree.

We both could post examples all day, don’t deny it but it is a trade but I do agree that there is a substantial amount of unskilled installers.

Yip, trained on product and factory approved and GGF standards on installation. The problem of chuck them in and worry about it later. I’m not saying you’re not capable, I’m just saying in my experience it’s an issue. Additionally, warranties can be void as a result of not using an approved installer.

I disagree, your joiner and or yourself aren’t trained on the operational aspects and in my experience, it causes more heartache than paying an installation team. It becomes an issue when the installation team/supplier takes on things and expect the install team to do it. Not necessarily having the knowledge or experience.

Velfac/Rationel are notorious for suddenly knocking 5/10/15k off a price. To me, it’s taken the piss to see what they can get away with and completely dishonest imho. I’m not saying it’s them directly but give the best price that you can in the first instance.

Usually you just pop it out, window sits on the bottom hinge, you support the bottom corner (opposite side) then lift it out. You need to turn it outwards (clip) away from the frame, not in. I usually also turn the window, the push the faulty operation device to allow tilt to happen in the turn position. It’s easier that way. It’s pretty straight forward.

It’s possible but you don’t generally don’t get better deals by going direct. You might if they deal with the end consumer but they all tend to use official suppliers and do not deal with the consumer. Consultancy work is something I’m currently looking into but theres a lot of things to be considered. They’re just suppliers at the end of the day.

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Ahh, that's a wee drive for me, 2 hours approx. If you can find the part numbers etc, someone local will be able to assist. I'm happy to help here when I can.