Eight hours ago I started to replace the hinges on two top hung double glazed windows, Trying to do the hinges individually was a nightmare and as you can imagine I got very stuck. Then I watched your video and 15 minutes later they were both in and functioning perfectly. Sir you are indeed a living legend thank you so much. An outstanding presentation. And I can’t get that song out of my head now so thanks for that. kindest regards Robert.
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Robert and for your kind remarks. Surprised me how such a simple looking job could get so complicated. Meanwhile a couple of correspondents suggested removing the double glazing panel first - which would make the frame about 90% lighter to handle. Wish I knew that before I started! Cheers b33zo
@SongsJonny Жыл бұрын
Hi b33zo, I just wanted to thank you for posting this video, it helped me a lot today when fitting new hinges onto my kitchen window. As I had never done this job before, I made a right mess of it and destroyed a hinge. I watched your video and popped to screwfix for a new pair. Mine were riveted into place so drilled them out. Fitted the new hinge to the window using self tapping screws, had my mate lift the window into place and screwed it to the frame, took 30 mins. Your video and instructions were easy to follow and so helpful, no longer have a cold drafty kitchen! Thanks again, Jonny.
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Jonny and for your kind remarks. Who could have thought that this job could be so complicated?! A couple of people below suggested removing the double glazing glass first - which makes the window around 90% lighter! Wish I had know that before I started... Best wishes b33zo
@peteranthony628011 ай бұрын
my hinge broke the other day and this video was a life saver
@b33zo11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Peter. Hope you fixed your window in less time than it took me to do the repair. b33zo
@neilhurley3995 Жыл бұрын
Hi John, this vid has been up for a while so this comment is for the benefit of DIY'ers using this as reference. The hinges you removed where in fact 17mm stack height. By leaving the packers out the hinges will be misshapen, under stress and likely fail early. I've seen these fitted incorrectly and the stress pulls/strips the top screw holes in the frame. When you offered it back up and it seemed tight, that is correct. By opening the window/hinges fully this allows hinge flex to pop or pry the frame side of the hinge into what's known as the euro groove/channel. I hope this makes sense. All the best.
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Neil and leaving some helpful advice. Yes, it looks like I was too hasty in deciding the window wouldn't fit with the 17mm stack - partly to do with the weight while holding it in place to make that decision. If I had taken the glass panel out first (as several people later suggested) I might have successfully located the frame and hinges into the euro groove. Another DIY lesson learned. Cheers b33zo ps my wife later shaved most of my hair off..
@sultanag97172 жыл бұрын
Clear, concise and easy to follow. Bravo!
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Sultana.
@thpxs0554 Жыл бұрын
Very good, clearly showed the reason for spacers and why they only operate one way correctly
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching thpxs0554.
@Crumbleofborg2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I just fixed a window that had exactly this problem. I got the Mrs to help though, much easier to get the window in and out with two of us.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Martin. Someone suggested taking the glass panel out first (fairly easy to do) which was an excellent idea as 90% of the weight is in the glass. Would have made my job much easier. Cheers b33zo
@chaizernbang2 жыл бұрын
Great help with your video! I wanted to remove mine from my 15th floor apartment because i wanted to have it cut and fitted with a 6" exhaust fan, was scratching me head on how to remove it.. Thanks John!
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Zac. Hope you get your job done safely. b33zo
@growgrowing Жыл бұрын
That's exactly how it would go, screws fall, drill too far away , window gets stuck, great real vid. Nice 👞 😅
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Ha thanks for watching Siobhán. You can see the bits where it all goes wrong in most of my DIY jobs! b33zo
@Baqu842 жыл бұрын
thank you for your explanation about top hung - I have mistakenly bought these to replace broken hinge on the top of the window, to my surprised as you say they are set up on the sides of the window :)
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching BB. There has to be a better way to describe these hinges. b33zo
@peaceloverchap Жыл бұрын
Wish camera person had helped to hold the window for him. Great job! Thanks for enlightening on hinges.
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching peacelover. Had the camera on a tripod and like most of my DIY stuff did it all solo. Several viewers made the very sensible suggestion that taking the glass unit out first would make the job a lot easier. Wish I had thought of that! b33zo
@leephillips6348 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I’ve been having a nightmare with my new hinges. After watching this video I realised I’d put them on back to front, so they wouldn’t pull closed at the top 😂
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Lee. Yes I had the same problem. Even when you've double checked the direction of travel the hinges can still be on back-to-front. b33zo
@jamessur19833 ай бұрын
Good job! 😄 They're trickier than they look.
@b33zo3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching James. Yes, I certainly made hard work of it! b33zo
@jonathanc7251 Жыл бұрын
Impressive, very well done all by your self and the camera person 😊
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching jonathan. It's true, filming doubles the length of time it takes to do your DIY jobs! b33zo
@SamFBM Жыл бұрын
Look , it's Clint Eastwood !!
@marcushill512411 ай бұрын
Jack Palance, of City Slickers
@ustaadjiyassar17632 жыл бұрын
Looks like a 2 man job. Well done...my turn now...I'll hopefully be as successful as you Sir.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Ustaadji Yassar. You might consider removing the double glazed panel first - which was suggested by one of our friends below. Good luck b33zo
@petef73232 жыл бұрын
What about when the window sash is out, measure the width from hinge to hinge before removing, that way, you know what overall width you're working to. Nice honest demonstration too btw 👍
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Pete. Yes, I get your point. You would think this would be an hour job max but unless you get the same hinge kit it gets well complicated (rather like marrying up non-matching guttering). As someone once said; you always learn more when things go wrong. ATB b33zo
@MarkDanielsmusician2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, Lovely singing in too….👏
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark. If only the DIY was as easy as the singing...b33zo
@ssuresh82902 жыл бұрын
Good video...enjoyed the entire guide.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
SS thanks for watching and comment.
@lewisgg3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy the videos and getting to see the entire process, warts and all. Thanks B33zo
@b33zo3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Lewis and for your remarks. Sometimes seeing what not to do can be more useful than when the job runs smoothly. I'm old enough to remember the days of 'here's one I made earlier' on Blue Peter and thinking 'that's cheating'! ATB b33zo
@helenbarwise49682 жыл бұрын
Great help, hats off to do this solo.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Helen. Another friend suggested removing the heavy double glazed glass first which would make the job a lot easier. Good tip! b33zo
@SonofChurchill3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very helpful. Wish I watched before I tried. The Mushrooms don't fit into the keeper bottom of my window, do you thing on the frame should Be lower not butted to top of frame.
@b33zo3 жыл бұрын
Hi Son, thanks for watching. I had the same problem and got very unhappy. In the end I moved the part of the hinge that fixes to the window. The frame part of the hinge stays butted to the top of the frame. It's all part of DIY! Good luck b33zo
@AB-kv6qx2 жыл бұрын
2 mins remove the four beads. remove the glass, makes a top hung sash far easier ro replace the hinges.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
AB excellent suggestion and the window becomes 90 percent lighter while you work. Definitely will try that on another dud window here at home. Cheers b33zo
@rainsnow9174 Жыл бұрын
My replacement hinges new bumper are slightly bigger, installed them exactly how you did but bottom window lock doesn't clear by ½mm and it's right up against the frame
@paulonutella2 ай бұрын
👍
@b33zoАй бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@FINDINGFITNESS1012 ай бұрын
Just to confirm, when you say "left" on the hinge, that is left from the perspective of looking in the window from the outside? Also, since the hinge coming off was 17mm, how come making it the same size with the spacers was too big, but it fiitted on being 13mm?
@b33zo2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. 'Left' in this case is from inside the roome. The hinges are clearly marked with a 'L' and an arrow showing direction of opening. The fittings include spacers just incase you need them. b33zo
@tomobrien97372 жыл бұрын
Im finding it very difficult to drill the frame for the new holes . Aluminium frome I think . Any suggestions Thanks. Great video doh 👌
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Tom. UPVC is like drilling cheese. Just make an indent in the material (UPVC or aluminium) with a masonry nail or something else sharp and use a new drill bit. Shouldn't be a problem. b33zo
@dembydish2 жыл бұрын
I have a broken hinge similar to your demonstration. However, the hinges are not screwed to the UPVC frames. I'd describe them as riveted with flat rivets with a small hole in the middle. Have you come across these fixing? The windows are old of course. Do the rivets need to be drilled out and if so, do they need to be re-riveted back again, that's assuming the holes line up with the new hinges? Any information is appreciated. Nice video btw.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching denbyish. The concertina mechanism is held together with rivet type fixings but the whole hinge is screwed to the white plastic. So no drilling or re-riveting required. When you take the screws out on the frame side of the window the window and hinges come out complete. Someone made a useful suggestion that if you remove the beads and take out the double glazed glass the 'window' become much lighter and easier to handle. Wish I had done that! Give yourself plenty of time - on a warm, dry day. b33zo
@dembydish2 жыл бұрын
Hello again... For the benefit of other readers, my hinge (concertina mechanism) is riveted together, but the hinge is additionally riveted to the PVC frame, with aluminium rivets. I looked online and the general method of removal is to drill out the rivets and to use fresh rivets where the frame holes line up (with the new hinge) and screws where they don't. I leave a link which may be of use to other viewers who have this type of hinge fitting. Thank you for your reply. www.handlesandhinges.co.uk/window-hinge-rivet-removal/#:~:text=Window%20Hinge%20Rivet%20Removal,-To%20remove%20rivets&text=Use%20a%204mm%20or%205mm,just%20taking%20the%20top%20off.&text=Refit%20new%20hinges%20to%20window%20using%20screws%20or%20rivets.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
@@dembydish Thanks for your reply. Yes, this is another thing altogether. I would drill out the rivets to remove the window. If the new hinge holes don't line up it might be to your advantage as fitting screws is likely be easier than re-riveting. There's nothing to stop you drilling out fresh fixing holes in the concertina mechanism either. Lets us know how you get on. Good luck b33zo
@coventrycityglass22732 жыл бұрын
Next time, make a little jig that holds the sash in place for you, you drop a sash, your in trouble, great effort, I do this daily, it’s effortless with a jig 👍🏻, took me years to make it easy on myself, without a jig, it’s bloody hard work loool 👍🏻
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching CCG. Yes dropping the sash would be a catastrophe. I like the idea of a jig to take the weight. Cant quite figure out how it would look. Could you reveal that to us or is the patent still not secured?! cheers b33zo
@coventrycityglass22732 жыл бұрын
@@b33zo Hi B33zo, I’m changing a top hung over fixed on Tuesday, I’ll show you the jig I’ve made, and make a quick video, really does save the arms…..and casement loool cheers
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
@@coventrycityglass2273 Thanks CCG that would be a great help for us DIYers! cheers b33zo
@marcushill512411 ай бұрын
Hello CCG, It would be a great help to see your jig. I sent you an email, cheers Marcus
@AB-kv6qx2 жыл бұрын
buy 3.9 x 25mm Self taping screws, saves having to pre drill
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Good suggestion AB. Thanks for watching. b33zo
@graham4159 ай бұрын
If only you removed the small glass pane 1st it’s internally glazed anyway would make life SO Much easier try it.
@b33zo9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Graham. Yes a good suggestion which I will definitely apply next time. b33zo
@markpatten50193 жыл бұрын
Good video. Can you tell me if I can replace friction stays (side hung) with friction stays that include the easi-clean/egress feature? Are channel widths the same on all UPVC windows?
@b33zo3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Mark. I think the answer is yes and yes. The stack height is still 13mm or 17mm and the width 18mm so they should fit okay. Give yourself twice as long to do the job as your best guess on a finishing time. ATB b33zo
@MikeVirgo-ut9zz6 ай бұрын
What about the missing screws on the opening sash against window didn’t show that because when installed it’s impossible should have fixed it when it was out
@b33zo6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Mike. I think that is covered at about 6:10 in the video. b33zo
@jamesclark34203 жыл бұрын
Nice singing 🎶, do you sing in any of your other videos?
@b33zo3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching James. If you're really interested there's one here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zrede9h8y6zdXWw.html b33zo
@khiggins72312 жыл бұрын
Appreciate your honesty. However I think you are wrong about top and side hinges though.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching KH.
@steffydog2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching steffy.
@Rahul1of2 жыл бұрын
Hello can you please advice me if it’s possible to install a egress easy clean bracket on a top hung window.
@b33zo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Raah. I'm sorry but I have no experience of egress easy clean bracket. b33zo
@The_Macaroon Жыл бұрын
How do you put the final screw in the middle of the window?
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Working from the outside.
@paula312411 ай бұрын
@@b33zonah. Not enough clearance between the frame & the wall to get that last screw in. I'm gonna pop round & check! 😂
@b33zo11 ай бұрын
@@paula3124 ha welcome anytime paul. Bring tools! b33zo
@stephenclarke8864 Жыл бұрын
Noticed your windows are internal glazed, you could of taken the glass out ,it only takes a couple of minutes, and the window will weigh hardly anything nothing, making it much easier 😅
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching stephen. Yes, several other friends here made the same very sensible suggestion. b33zo
@des66323 жыл бұрын
That looked dangerous on so many levels, you could have slipped of that window ledge dropped the drill and put the window through or dropped the window but thank goodness you didn't and well done on the finished job. I'm just about to do the same thing only with side hung hinges, would be easier and safer with another person to help.
@b33zo3 жыл бұрын
ha very true Des. The job turned out to be much more complicated than expected. Hope you found the side-hung windows easy to do. b33zo
@joegardiner1161 Жыл бұрын
Not much regard for health & safety with an elderly worker too close to the window balancing on the window board. Wouldn't it be much easier on a step ladder or even a table?
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
ha thanks for watching Joe. I tried to stand on the fridge but couldn't get it close enough to the window to reach...b33zo
@williamhargrave9202 Жыл бұрын
Remove glass first, not heavy then.
@b33zo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching William. Yes, several people recommended removing the glass first. A great tip! b33zo