Improve your double glazing with double glazing repairs Cumbernauld
Most people suppose their UPVC windows and doors cannot be restored and often are talked into purchasing new ones that they do not really need. Double Glazing Repairs Cumbernauld
Tips to help keep your windows and doors in good shape: – Do not use oil to lubricate squeaky hinges (or any nylon moving parts), use a furniture aerosol wax spray instead, which contains silicone. – Once per year or so clean and light oil visible moving metal parts, particularly door locks and ‘friction stay’ window hinges. – Never allow the use of washing up liquid in the water when your windows are cleaned up – it attacks and degrades the seals. – Use a generous squirt of cream cleanser in warm water to spring clean white PVC-U, (no abrasives should be used on woodgrain). – Keep sliding Patio Door tracks brushed clean of mud, grit and dust. Do not lubricate the track. – Make sure there is a key in each room for undoing security-locking windows in the event of an emergency.
Repairing UPVC windows and doors:
The parts that are unsuccessful are the metal moving parts like hinges, handles, locks and glass units. These parts can be exchanged by a UPVC double glazing repairer. The only thing stopping them being repaired is the general view that they can not be repaired and a new window or door is necessary.
Check your local Yellow Pages under the heading “double glazing repairs” and you will see the companies that others offer.
Many double glazing firms have went into administration and people think that’s it no parts for my windows, this is not true, parts are still available for windows established in the 70′s. Double glazing firms don’t want you to know this of course as they want you to buy new which will cost you a lot more than a repair. If you window or door is in good condition then why change it, repair it.
So the bottom line is don’t change when you don’t have to, get them repaired by a Double Glazing Repair company. You can find these knowledgable team in the Yellow pages or Google Double glazing repair in your area, you can be sure of a quality repair and not the hard sell of new windows or doors.
