Soldato
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This is starting to look more and more appealing!
I tripped and something hit the window :(...
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This is starting to look more and more appealing!
I want your land lady.
You would be better off getting the price of the new unit inc delivery and then fitting it your self to save a few quid. Its very easy to do, you just need to be very careful not to hit the edges of the glass on anything when manoeuvring it into the opening. Better to get a mate to give you a lift with a pane that size, especially as you will need to feed the corner nearest the middle of the doors in first.
The glass will be sat on 2 packers at the bottom, just make sure the glass is on top of the packers and that they don't go in between the unit as the glass can shatter when you put the beads in.
The glass will be sat on 2 packers at the bottom, just make sure the glass is on top of the packers and that they don't go in between the unit as the glass can shatter when you put the beads in.
Hopefully only the door, it looks serious, he might have to replace the whole wall!!!1
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It's far more complicated than that on a door. The glass actually braces the door diagonally and prevents it from sagging when open (similar to a gallows bracket). It needs toeing and heeling and its quite difficult if you don't know how.
Pretty much the same thing happened to my mate a while back, the glass was a bit smaller as it was a window not a patio door but he got the glass really cheap and we just fitted it ourselves. Learned how to re-fit windows after our sofa wouldn't fit through the front door so we took the glass out of our front window. It's so easy you'll be shocked!
That's on a hinged PVC door. You don't need to brace a sliding patio door. I guess it can't hurt to put packers in the corners to stiffen the sash up, but its not necessary.
Lol if any of you guys want to come up to Oxford and fit it for me I'd be more than happy to pay you for the pleasure 
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The problem here I think is it's double glazed so the whole thing needs to be replaced to get the vacuum seal on the inside.
.The problem here I think is it's double glazed so the whole thing needs to be replaced to get the vacuum seal on the inside.
Need to check policy as some can cover accidental damage to windows, doors etc.
Soldato
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Lol if any of you guys want to come up to Oxford and fit it for me I'd be more than happy to pay you for the pleasure
The problem here I think is it's double glazed so the whole thing needs to be replaced to get the vacuum seal on the inside.
There's no vacuum matey.
Unless some form of gas is used, it would just be air inside.
i work in a sealed unit factory and dont quite understand how the machine works as i dont work on it but the glass gets pressed together on the spacer bar and gets sucked on so im guessing its held together by a vacuum and a tiny strip of sealant on the spacer bar and you can get the unit filled with argon gas but it isn't needed i think it just helps with insulation, i think there is a vacuum thing going on then it gets the black sealant put around the whole outside of the unit to protect the spacer and the vacuum so you dont get condensation on the inside of the unit.
would just be easier and probably cheaper to get the new unit made than trying to fix it.
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She's paying for half of the mistake you fully made on your own? Don't get too used to this because this is not how property owners generally operate. What a nice lady, you should buy her flowers or something
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Well il tell you how our process has worked for the last 25yrs.
Glass - Aluminium spacer with desiccant (moisture absorber) inside placed on top - Glass placed ontop of that, clipped so it doesn't move about - Sealed with bostic hotmelt. Simples. No vacuum'ing going on.
[FnG]magnolia;19377665 said:She's paying for half of the mistake you fully made on your own? Don't get too used to this because this is not how property owners generally operate. What a nice lady, you should buy her flowers or something
Yea, im amazed at that.
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Result!
Good on you for being up front and honest
It's a bit of a kicker, of course, but - at the end of the day - you need to take responsibility for your mistakes.
ours might just be pressing them together before the robot guns the black stuff around it, they do seem like they are sucked on though, i'm not sure, will ask when i go in
ours is just -
2 Glass - Wash - Spacer with dessicant inside and butyl on the edge - glass put together with spacer - pressed in this machine (argon gas is filled in at this point on our other machine) - "Gunned" with a cold mix by the robot - leave to dry - repeat x1000