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uPVC glazing bead
Huge wrote:
Does anyone make uPVC glazing bead for use in wooden "Georgian" style windows? Despite soaking the bead in Cuprinol and using the Dulux three-stage exterior paint system, most of mine have rotted away in 18 months or so. The windows are fine (John Carr), but the glass bead is hopeless. What is the shape of the section on your wooden glazin beads? I can't really tell you if *proper* pvc glazing beads are made for wooden windows, but you might get away with something like upvc quadrant -- Bob H Leeds UK |
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"Bob H" wrote in message
... Huge wrote: Does anyone make uPVC glazing bead for use in wooden "Georgian" style windows? Despite soaking the bead in Cuprinol and using the Dulux three-stage exterior paint system, most of mine have rotted away in 18 months or so. The windows are fine (John Carr), but the glass bead is hopeless. What is the shape of the section on your wooden glazin beads? I can't really tell you if *proper* pvc glazing beads are made for wooden windows, but you might get away with something like upvc quadrant Ah, now you've mentioned uPVC quadrant, where do you get this stuff from? Small lengths, not a 15m pack. |
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"Huge" wrote in message
... "Graeme" writes: "Bob H" wrote in message ... Huge wrote: Does anyone make uPVC glazing bead for use in wooden "Georgian" style windows? Despite soaking the bead in Cuprinol and using the Dulux three-stage exterior paint system, most of mine have rotted away in 18 months or so. The windows are fine (John Carr), but the glass bead is hopeless. What is the shape of the section on your wooden glazin beads? I can't really tell you if *proper* pvc glazing beads are made for wooden windows, but you might get away with something like upvc quadrant Ah, now you've mentioned uPVC quadrant, where do you get this stuff from? Small lengths, not a 15m pack. 15m would be fine. I have about 120 panes of glass to fix.... Well, I think even Screwfix sell uPVC quadrant. I just don't need 15m. 3m is all I need. |
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Bob H wrote in message ...
Huge wrote: Does anyone make uPVC glazing bead for use in wooden "Georgian" style windows? Despite soaking the bead in Cuprinol and using the Dulux three-stage exterior paint system, most of mine have rotted away in 18 months or so. The windows are fine (John Carr), but the glass bead is hopeless. What is the shape of the section on your wooden glazin beads? I can't really tell you if *proper* pvc glazing beads are made for wooden windows, but you might get away with something like upvc quadrant If I could tap into this thread for a while. Is is possible to replace the double glazed unit in uPVC windows. Ours are beginning to show signs of internal condensation and I'm not sure how to a) remove the unit from the frame and b) if replacement units are available Thanks -- Malc |
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Malc wrote:
If I could tap into this thread for a while. Is is possible to replace the double glazed unit in uPVC windows. Ours are beginning to show signs of internal condensation and I'm not sure how to a) remove the unit from the frame and b) if replacement units are available Yes, it is (or should be) fairly straighforward. You remove the beads, measure up, get a replacement unit made, put it in, replace beads. -- Grunff |
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Grunff wrote in message ...
Malc wrote: If I could tap into this thread for a while. Is is possible to replace the double glazed unit in uPVC windows. Ours are beginning to show signs of internal condensation and I'm not sure how to a) remove the unit from the frame and b) if replacement units are available Yes, it is (or should be) fairly straighforward. You remove the beads, measure up, get a replacement unit made, put it in, replace beads. Thanks. Last really dumb qusetion, by bead you mean the rubber strip around the glass yes? -- Malc |
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Malc wrote:
Grunff wrote in message ... Malc wrote: If I could tap into this thread for a while. Is is possible to replace the double glazed unit in uPVC windows. Ours are beginning to show signs of internal condensation and I'm not sure how to a) remove the unit from the frame and b) if replacement units are available Yes, it is (or should be) fairly straighforward. You remove the beads, measure up, get a replacement unit made, put it in, replace beads. Thanks. Last really dumb qusetion, by bead you mean the rubber strip around the glass yes? No, not just the rubber strip (glazing gasket) but the bead itself as well. You might be able to just prise one end of the black 'rubber' out enough to pull it all out, then the beads will more or less fall out. -- Bob H Leeds UK |
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Graeme wrote:
"Bob H" wrote in message ... Huge wrote: Does anyone make uPVC glazing bead for use in wooden "Georgian" style windows? Despite soaking the bead in Cuprinol and using the Dulux three-stage exterior paint system, most of mine have rotted away in 18 months or so. The windows are fine (John Carr), but the glass bead is hopeless. What is the shape of the section on your wooden glazin beads? I can't really tell you if *proper* pvc glazing beads are made for wooden windows, but you might get away with something like upvc quadrant Ah, now you've mentioned uPVC quadrant, where do you get this stuff from? Small lengths, not a 15m pack. There's a company called Celuform which makes and supplies DG companies with upvc products. You try them to see if and what they will supply to you, or failing that look for a upvc trader in the yellow pages of your area. -- Bob H Leeds UK |
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"Bob H" wrote in message ... Graeme wrote: "Bob H" wrote in message ... Huge wrote: Does anyone make uPVC glazing bead for use in wooden "Georgian" style windows? Despite soaking the bead in Cuprinol and using the Dulux three-stage exterior paint system, most of mine have rotted away in 18 months or so. The windows are fine (John Carr), but the glass bead is hopeless. What is the shape of the section on your wooden glazin beads? I can't really tell you if *proper* pvc glazing beads are made for wooden windows, but you might get away with something like upvc quadrant Ah, now you've mentioned uPVC quadrant, where do you get this stuff from? Small lengths, not a 15m pack. There's a company called Celuform which makes and supplies DG companies with upvc products. You try them to see if and what they will supply to you, or failing that look for a upvc trader in the yellow pages of your area. Thanks. Celuform have a pack quantity of 100m for quadrants (from their web site), but I'll give them a call anyway. |
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In message , Bob H
writes Graeme wrote: "Bob H" wrote in message ... Huge wrote: Does anyone make uPVC glazing bead for use in wooden "Georgian" style windows? Despite soaking the bead in Cuprinol and using the Dulux three-stage exterior paint system, most of mine have rotted away in 18 months or so. The windows are fine (John Carr), but the glass bead is hopeless. What is the shape of the section on your wooden glazin beads? I can't really tell you if *proper* pvc glazing beads are made for wooden windows, but you might get away with something like upvc quadrant Ah, now you've mentioned uPVC quadrant, where do you get this stuff from? Small lengths, not a 15m pack. There's a company called Celuform which makes and supplies DG companies with upvc products. You try them to see if and what they will supply to you, or failing that look for a upvc trader in the yellow pages of your area. Wickes sell various UPVC sections including quadrant - you can just get a single 2.4 m length of whatever., as does a local hardware/wood place near me -- Chris French, Leeds |
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Bob H wrote in message ...
Malc wrote: Grunff wrote in message ... Malc wrote: If I could tap into this thread for a while. Is is possible to replace the double glazed unit in uPVC windows. Ours are beginning to show signs of internal condensation and I'm not sure how to a) remove the unit from the frame and b) if replacement units are available Yes, it is (or should be) fairly straighforward. You remove the beads, measure up, get a replacement unit made, put it in, replace beads. Thanks. Last really dumb qusetion, by bead you mean the rubber strip around the glass yes? No, not just the rubber strip (glazing gasket) but the bead itself as well. You might be able to just prise one end of the black 'rubber' out enough to pull it all out, then the beads will more or less fall out. Cheers. Our glazing gaskets seem to come out quite easily and often droop out of the window until I glue them back up. -- Malc |
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