New French Doors- can't see thru!

[joe90]

6 minutes ago, Big Jimbo said:

Those beads can be a right pain.

there is definitely a knack to get these out and in.

[Big Jimbo]

6 minutes ago, joe90 said:

there is definitely a knack to get these out and in.

I've done about 100 windows, so not a prob for me, but Zoot the Hoot may well be better to wave a fiver at the fella.

[joe90]

4 minutes ago, Big Jimbo said:

I've done about 100 windows

yes, I have done quite a few but the first one was a bitch ?, your right, best to cough up a fiver and a cup of tea.

[Oz07]

When were Windows originally fitted roughly do you think...could be k/soft coat glass has a sluggish greenish tint

[zoothorn]

33 minutes ago, Oz07 said:

When were Windows originally fitted roughly do you think...could be k/soft coat glass has a sluggish greenish tint

 

I can only make a guess, 18 yrs? they're modern looking/ usual upvc white jobs, but pretty weathered/ 2 showing typically-shot inside fogging.

 

What's the average lifespan for basic/ budget DG?

 

k/soft coat.. blimey I don't know- I don't think they have a greenish sluggish tint. They may have a very very slight dark tint if anything.

[zoothorn]

1 hour ago, joe90 said:

there is definitely a knack to get these out and in.

 

Getting in is child's play for me vs getting the 2 long b'stards out. I had no choice but crack the beading with a chisel to get a 1" gap.. then it was downhill but even so I had to deform the corner bit to pull it out.  very stuck mine were. probably age of units.

[zoothorn]

3 hours ago, Onoff said:

Based on this I found I guess ordinary glass would be fine?

 

http://tufwellglass.co.uk/view-article.html/33/is-toughened-gl

 

Useful- cheers Onoff. I'm going clear standard glass then.

 

Can anyone give me a ballpark £ figure what this 750mm x 1000mm might be? I've not a clue. Waiting on quote from Co tmrw.

[Oz07]

20 quid max 

[zoothorn]

47 minutes ago, Oz07 said:

20 quid max 

 

 

seriously?? only £20?! bloomin eck right I'm going hammer & tongs on a few more slightly dodgy uns.

 

terrific.. if so.

[zoothorn]

14 hours ago, Oz07 said:

20 quid max 

 

Local quote is near £60 inc vat: only one other place here/ waiting.

 

Does anyone buy new DG units online.. or would the advise be no due to carriage issues?

[Big Jimbo]

I don't know about £20 but phone a few locals that you find online. The most successful glazing comp near my last house, charged twice what any other company did ! Go figure.

[zoothorn]

Got a quote for £33 inc vat. terrific- & local/ ready tues too. 1st time ever Ive found local £ beats online £.

 

Thanks chaps- fab help on this (a job I had put off for 3.5 yrs!).

[Oz07]

Last time I checked I was paying around £28 m2 for standard clear units. Price might have changed since then tbf 33 doesn't sound bad. Check if you need glazing tape as most likely the glazing merchants will have in the factory. Usually if beaded externally it has glazing tape, beaded internally rubber gasket. Probably not always the case though.

[zoothorn]

@Oz07 what's the tape for? is it like the stuff I find around the perimeter/ edges of my shot DG?

[Oz07]

No some is held in by a compressible security tape sticking glass to frame other is just rubber gaskets. YouTube would explain better

[Big Jimbo]

No it is not the same Zoot the Hoot. Don't worry, You don't need any. You are internally glazed, and your old unit did not have any.

[zoothorn]

Many thanks chaps- job done/ looks fabulous too: hours to get out, a breeze to fit tho. Very minimal dmg to beads- great. zoot

[Big Jimbo]

Well done Zoot the Hoot. In future, out and in will be a breeze.