How to Repair a Double Glazing Window Hinge 

Agreed. That's what I was thinking.

Whats the part where he drilled the holes about? Do you have to?

@@hassymiia6267 only if the brackets don’t line up with the holes

I've got the issue on a window where there is a gap between the seal and the frame just like this. How does replacing the hinges fix this? It would indicate the existing hinges are broke/don't pull the frame in close enough? Just trying to understand why a new hinge will fix my problem.

@@matlockmeat I’m looking at doing this repair too. Lots of windows in my house have the same issue with the seal. I suspect the wear causes the rear edge of the window to over-rotate due to wear in the pivots making this gap pronounced…now to find a website selling the hinges!

because you did same mistake he did in first time when he try to fitted

I don’t think I’ll be trying this for my son’s second floor flat, I can see the window would end up crashing to the ground as I either take it out or put it back 😳

@@juliejordan1411 Me and my wife did it on first floor but just to save yourself frustration of not being able to close it after replacing hinges for new make sure they go in as mach as the old one(my require drilling holes).

I replaced ours due to bottom one breaking due to rust.(possible gap between window and the frame than was not visible but allowed moisture to get in)

I replaced ours due to bottom one breaking due to rust and making it impossible to close.(possibly gap between window and the frame that was not visible allowed more moisture to land on hinges ) yet before I read your comment I was not able to closed it after fitting new hinges no matter how hard we tried. Any way repositioning of hinges to where you said they should have been (new drill holes were necessary) solved the problem. Would be able to tell on windy day how tide it is but look promising. Thank you so much.

yes, that exactly I said, even he change the gaps for screws hinges, but he doesn't said !!

That's good advice. Just did one with my son and got to see the method. Wouldn't have wanted to do my first one on my own.

Thanks and good luck with your repair

I was thinking the same thing. If he had dropped that !!!

Funny .why he wait till de storm coming. Typical man . 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

Wife should be standing outside holding the window.

@@kathyk7672 he works better under pressure 😀🍻👍

😂😂😂👍🏼

Electronic read-out micrometres are very cheap these days, and they're accurate enough for normal DIY stuff. Ever since getting one years ago, I've found it amazing how often it's come in useful.

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Help needed. What kind of hinges is this?

Thanks for the feedback William, really appreciate it.

Thanks for the feedback Jamie, and good point about not mixing up top and bottom hinges

Measure and look at the brand. Easy to do

@@smartgorilla it's not as easy

It's not easy bud, you should de glaze it really which is a pain. Getting it back in is dodgy by yourself and you can easily drop them

Thanks Darren, need to get back into the swing of this

Thanks

It wasn’t for me, would have been a lot easier option for me if I could

Thanks John

@Leigh Garfield if the hinges are ok, it might be that the glass unit needs a toe and heel, best thing is change hinges and re glaze with a toe and heel with the window closed so you can line it up. One last thing: not all hinges are the same, you have standard guage and slimline ones also the screws will be in different places, there are fire escape hinges, easy clean, top and side hung, you should only fit fire escape (with or without easy clean function) really on a side hung window like this one, the hinges will say top and bottom on them (most of the time!) make sure you get that correct first time, once forced they won't work correctly you should line up the guide edge on the sash or the sash won't close. Oh self tapping screws, check the size of screw you have in the original and dont go bigger than that including the tapping end!

@Leigh Garfield wd40 when dry will make it worse, try gt85 it has a silicone aditive that will last longer. And do that once a year at least!

Me too! Always a good idea to get a second person to help, even if it's just to hold onto you, as these windows can be extremely heavy and unwieldy. It's even possible to lose balance and be pulled out of the window while trying to manhandle it, if you're not careful!

@@robvaughan6649 i have done loads on my own tbh. take me around 10mins to do, key is to use a cordless drill, and have plenty of magnetic, self tapping screws to hand. if ir is internally glazes, maybe far easier to remove the glass.👍

At the corners

The metal part that goes on the frame is in the corner. Look at the window part of the old hinge and you'll know where the new one should rest.

I’ve just replaced all the rubber seals on my windows and now I know I’m going to need to replace the hinges as there is still a few gaps on a couple of the windows

Hi, sorry just seen this, so hope I am not too late. My holes didn't line up so i had to drill more. On my frame the hinge sat in a lip which helped me hold the window to drill new home. Once you get one screw in things are a lot easier. If in doubt get some to hold the window for you. Hope that helps

@@SimpleNickVideos I did it yesterday. Talk about snags. I had to drill new in the frame and window. Drilled the window and there was metal directly behind the plastic. Drilled through that, then lined up the height of the hinges, went to screw them in place and the screws wouldn't go in! The piece of metal is previously drilled has moved 🤦🏼‍♂️ it was freely moving around inside the window. Then the top screws were spinning, hard to find short fat screws in lockdown. Got that sorted but the hinges were 2mm out on the height and the mushroom cams were scraping the frame when closing the window. Not a huge problem. The new mechanism I bought on ebay and was going to fit has longer mushroom cams. I fitted one on one of my other windows and had to crop the frame to get the window to close, another story. Thanks for your reply 👍

I am in exact same situation. After replacing hinges still there is gap on the handle side but the gap on hinge side is closed. Need some help to repair.

I would say no one ever gives them a shot of wd40 every now and then ,then they get clogged up with grit and grime that eventually gets stiff causing the arms on the hinge to bend and its then the window doesn't close against the frame.also when the hinge starts to get stiff the pressure comes on the handle causing them to eventually break off,so a little maintenance every springtime helps IMO

Its the black tiny notch sometimes on the end so when you open and close it does not sit properly move inside the black plastic bit on end, other videos on YT mention this look for this vid:Draughty Window Not Closing Properly! UPVC Hinge Replacement

Frame might be warped?

Not that I am aware, but maybe someone else might know

8 inch, 10 inch, 12 inch, 16 inch, 20 inch, 24 inch are the Uk sizes. Replace like for like.

Could question, and one I don't know. I would have thought x times the persons hourly rate, and the price of the parts.

@@SimpleNickVideos Thank you kindly x

@@SimpleNickVideos I had someone do two windows £350 - finished in less than two hours. Thats why I'm watching this. Main problem is getting the right hinges.

It’s not really a diy job ,I though you was going to drop the sash a couple of times .. you have some skills tools ect someone watching this with no experience and no tools is asking for trouble trying to do it themselves , I do this daily and often go out to customers who have watched a video making it look easy on RU-vid , should be about 85 for a locksmith / upvc doctor to sort this job

Chris Wilby £350 for 2 Opening windows hinge replacement is expensive ! I offer 2 windows for £140 and takes me 30/40 minutes

There is no such thing as a silly question, unless you are a journalist at the daily covid briefing. I put the new hinge in place and drilled a pilot hole through the hinge into the frame. Does that answer your question?

SimpleNick - Nick Collins you are correct, there are no such thing as silly questions...just silly answers that the government give to journalists/ public at Covid briefings

Cool

The evolution of the window hinge 🙂

To me (15 years of fabricating, fitting and repairing pvc windows and doors) this lad is more of a DIY er when it comes to repair windows. He made a huge mistake by letting go of the sash without putting at least one screw it the top hinge, we was very lucky that the sash didn't dropped out from frame. A very important fact is to know the stack height of the hinge you need to replace... 13 or 17mm... and you need to make sure that when you fit the new hinge on the sash, the corner end of the hinge sits at the exact distance from the sash as the old hinge did, otherwise the sash won't close right on the frame

In my limited experience - I would remove the old bottom hinge from the window for measuring the height. Then close the hinge up measure the thickness (height) - Either 13mm or 17mm, then measure the length of the hinge. Even getting the correct lenght doesn't always ensure the holes will line up - Just drill new ones.

This is why you get someone out to do it.

@@ryonchero4401 Such work can be done by oneself. If you bother to use your hands and put mind into it. It's not rocket science. Why pay £50 for it. I Saw him drill new holes. Curious as to why he did that.

@@hassymiia6267 EXACTLY! You don't know why he did what he did! And neither did he! It's simple but you don't know. It's all ok until you drop the window. There's a product out there for this job...it's 1100quid...for a reason. Because professional people buy them and do windows all day. I'm glad people have a go at things themselves. But! The reality is he only just managed this without dropping it and didn't know anything about the job and material specifications

@@hassymiia6267 it's also not a 50 quid job...it costs more than that for a professional

If you are asking why the gap appears between the window and the frame then it is due to the window being forced so wide when opening that it distorts the hinges. I have the same issue in one of my upstairs window which when I left it open slightly on a windy day it was caught by a gust of wind which forced it to open almost beyond the maximum opening capacity of the hinge. This obviously bends the hinge so that you cannot close it fully. Hope this helps.

Hi Barnaby, I could not see anyway to adjust the hinge on mine, and there was no sign of anything broken. You would think it would be a simple hinge adjustment. In the end I bit the bullet and just changed the hinges. You can see the results in the video, and I am so pleased I did it.

You measure them and get the length you need. You can get them off eBay from window parts sellers

Screwfix have a number for sale too, pretty reasonable prices too. The ones I'm looking at are £7 for two.

Sure think Zain, have you sent me a question via my website? To be honest have been hit big time with spam, so might have deleted your request by mistake. More than happy to help, also thanks for the welcome

SimpleNick - Nick Collins thanks Nick. I came across your vids a couple of summers ago. Then last summer I made a tandoor and it worked well, however, had a few issues in the end. I did email via your website, but didn’t get a response so was unsure if it had actually sent. I’ll try again through that link. May be a bit long and less efficient if asking through here. Cheers mate

I will look out for it this time

Measure the one you have now?

As Eddie says, I measure the one I had, and Screwfix only sold two types, one for small window and the other for large.

@@SimpleNickVideos aaah...what happens if there was no hinge at all to measure ? Would it do with measuring an other window's, would I have to take it off as well? Oops.. now I've just seen you took the whole window down which would obviously give me the upper hinge to measure ....still unsure how to measure it actually but will figure it out with a couple of vids and Google images 😁

Did you ever find a solution to your query? I’m in the same predicament

Thomas Charters annoyingly, no I haven’t. And the more I think about it, I’m convinced I need these locating lugs. The windows are on the first floor flat, overlooking an underground car park... so if they fall out, it’s a long way down! Have found a solution?

@@davidmitchell7714 Found a solution - there are updated versions of the hinges I had, I had to contact the manufacturer of the window directly who was able to locate them. They said there are others that would work, but might not be as good a seal! Whether that's their sales lingo or not, I don't know, but the new hinges work.

Put some 3mm packets under the hinge. Your replacemen hinges are meant to sit flush with the top and not in the channel of the frame. The feet are basically 3mm packets lifting hinge parallel. If nothing fitted there then the hinge will twist into the groove and not work.

With mine, the end catches were broken. They pull the window into the frame. The new hinges have new end catches