JohnnyD
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Post by JohnnyD on Apr 11, 2022 19:11:21 GMT 1
We have a double glazed twin sliding PVC window into the living room, it would be the only way to get a sofa into the house here as the front door is too narrow, am i right in thinking the sliding windows will lift out of the frame relatively easily? Way to heavy for me at my age, so will need help, but don't want to order a sofa if they don't easily come out of the frame........
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Post by lurcher on Apr 11, 2022 20:33:05 GMT 1
My limited experience is for a typical sliding door in the UK. You are right about the weight of the double glazed units. I watched two strongmen lift out the broken section and put ina replacement. They told me that the trick is to discover and operate the hidden catch. Otherthanthatit looked very straightforward. Good luck!
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Post by Aardvark on Apr 11, 2022 21:26:40 GMT 1
I tried it once with a large one when we lost our keys. Crowbar under the bottom edge but it wouldn't lift far enough to come clear. Ended up smashing the glass to unlock it from the inside. The glass was Very tough.
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Post by spectrum on Apr 12, 2022 7:40:26 GMT 1
You need to locate the runner adjustments, they could be at the top or the bottom, they will be visable if on the leading edges, or they may be behind a blanking plug/plate on the inside. You need to slacken these off to allow you to lift it off the rails, re-fitting is the reverse process, but don't forget to adjust them so they are square and run true, yes a two person job. Bonne chance
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Post by traveller on Apr 12, 2022 9:42:06 GMT 1
Unless you’ve tried I wouldn’t entirely abandon the front door, we have a very narrow hallway and a couple of years ago I bought a sofa in a hurry which I now regret but anyway it was very big and bulky but the delivery men who are very used to these situations manoeuvred it in, it did take a bit of doing and in a way that’s why I’m loathe to replace it, apart from the cost, as I don’t know how anyone will ever get it out again, although they did say at the time sometimes it’s possible to remove the arms, depending on design. Good luck.
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Post by annabellespapa on Apr 12, 2022 10:46:15 GMT 1
![]() I have just installed a 4m wide sliding door, I would not contemplate fiddling with it ever again. There is an adjustment screw at the bottom of ours, which is just for squaring up the doors and not for removal. We had patio doors and they just blocked most of our patio for chairs and table when the doors were open so went for old style sliding doors, they are great and much better than these new fangled bi-fold doors. If you are in the UK you can design your own on AWM windows and doors, ours 3.9m wide by 2.09m high cost only £1,349.00 delivered, fitting was tricky because of the size but pretty straight forward. I tried to post a picture but couldn't work that out. Could someone tell me how to do it from my laptop please. Did it but had to do it as an attachment, there must be a simpler way, Mysty does it all the time  Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2022 21:42:04 GMT 1
![]() I have just installed a 4m wide sliding door, I would not contemplate fiddling with it ever again. There is an adjustment screw at the bottom of ours, which is just for squaring up the doors and not for removal. We had patio doors and they just blocked most of our patio for chairs and table when the doors were open so went for old style sliding doors, they are great and much better than these new fangled bi-fold doors. If you are in the UK you can design your own on AWM windows and doors, ours 3.9m wide by 2.09m high cost only £1,349.00 delivered, fitting was tricky because of the size but pretty straight forward. I tried to post a picture but couldn't work that out. Could someone tell me how to do it from my laptop please. Did it but had to do it as an attachment, there must be a simpler way, Mysty does it all the time Nice doors, I think you can only ad pictures on this site by attachments and its impossible from a smart phone. You can buy and sell houses find a wife buy a car but not ad a picture on this site from a smart phone but it's free to use. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2022 21:45:02 GMT 1
I tried it once with a large one when we lost our keys. Crowbar under the bottom edge but it wouldn't lift far enough to come clear. Ended up smashing the glass to unlock it from the inside. The glass was Very tough. We have a lot in common other than I have a lot of firewood. 😃 Try changing a double glazed unit in a French door. |
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Post by Seaboots on Apr 13, 2022 5:36:09 GMT 1
We have a double glazed twin sliding PVC window into the living room, it would be the only way to get a sofa into the house here as the front door is too narrow, am i right in thinking the sliding windows will lift out of the frame relatively easily? Way to heavy for me at my age, so will need help, but don't want to order a sofa if they don't easily come out of the frame........ Why not call in a glazing company to do it ? The cost will be more than worth it imo. three years ago , about six months after moving in this place I called in a company who overhauled my 1980s windows. They changed the rollers and insulation bits and bobs. This included three large, heavy double doors. They unscrewed the door frames from the outside walls and lifted them out one by one with various gadgets. The result was a set of new windows for a job I would never ha been able to carry out for a very fair price. |
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