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

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

Thanks for watching Peter. Hope you fixed your window in less time than it took me to do the repair. b33zo

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..

Thanks for watching Sultana.

Thanks for watching thpxs0554.

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

Thanks for watching Zac. Hope you get your job done safely. b33zo

Ha thanks for watching Siobhán. You can see the bits where it all goes wrong in most of my DIY jobs! b33zo

Thanks for watching BB. There has to be a better way to describe these hinges. b33zo

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

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

Thanks for watching James. Yes, I certainly made hard work of it! b33zo

Thanks for watching jonathan. It's true, filming doubles the length of time it takes to do your DIY jobs! b33zo

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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

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

Thanks Mark. If only the DIY was as easy as the singing...b33zo

SS thanks for watching and comment.

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

Thanks Helen. Another friend suggested removing the heavy double glazed glass first which would make the job a lot easier. Good tip! b33zo

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 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

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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

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

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

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.

@@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

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

@@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

@@coventrycityglass2273 Thanks CCG that would be a great help for us DIYers! cheers b33zo

Hello CCG, It would be a great help to see your jig. I sent you an email, cheers Marcus

Good suggestion AB. Thanks for watching. b33zo

Thanks for watching Graham. Yes a good suggestion which I will definitely apply next time. b33zo

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

Thanks for watching Mike. I think that is covered at about 6:10 in the video. b33zo

Thanks for watching James. If you're really interested there's one here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zrede9h8y6zdXWw.html b33zo

Thanks for watching KH.

Thanks for watching steffy.

Thanks for watching Raah. I'm sorry but I have no experience of egress easy clean bracket. b33zo

Thanks for watching. Working from the outside.

​@@b33zonah. Not enough clearance between the frame & the wall to get that last screw in. I'm gonna pop round & check! 😂

@@paula3124 ha welcome anytime paul. Bring tools! b33zo

Thanks for watching stephen. Yes, several other friends here made the same very sensible suggestion. b33zo

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

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

Thanks for watching William. Yes, several people recommended removing the glass first. A great tip! b33zo