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Home > Search for DIY Projects by Trade Type > DIY How to Projects Covering Doors, Windows and Conservatories > The DIYer’s Guide to Windows and Double Glazing Including DIY How To Projects and Videos

The DIYer’s Guide to Windows and Double Glazing Including DIY How To Projects and Videos

This page includes links to all of our Windows and Double Glazing DIY how to projects. In this area you will find how to guides covering fitting and removing windows, draught proofing sash windows, removing window frames and fitting curtain poles and blinds. Browse through the below list and click on your chosen link to view the project information.

  • Fitting Roller Blinds

    Blinds - fitting roller blinds - Learn how to fit a roller blind over a window reveal in easy to follow steps including how to cut a roller blind to the correct size


  • How to Fix Venetian Blinds Including How to Fit and Fix Vertical Blinds and Roman Blinds

    Blinds - fitting venetian, roman and vertical blinds - Fixing and Fitting venetian blinds including how to fix vertical blinds and roman blinds including where you can fix your blinds to and how to get them central and level


  • Fixing Curtain Poles and Rails

    Curtain pole and rail fixing - Fixing curtain Poles using an adhesive if you are unable to fix a curtain rail by drilling and screwing


  • Double glazed doors

    Double Glazing - Double Glazing improvements can increase the energy efficiency of your home, reduce heat loss and also reduce your energy bills, find out how this is done


  • Parts of a window

    Parts of a Window - Different parts of a window explained - Find out about all the different parts of a window including what they're called and what each part is for including the different types of window


  • Repairing a sealed double glazed unit

    Repair a Sealed Double Glazed Unit - Learn how to repair a sealed double gazed unit that has blown and mists up, replace the silica desiccant and then reassemble the glazed unit


  • Fitting Trickle Vents

    Trickle vent installation - In this simple to follow guide we show you how to fit trickle vents in doors and windows to help ventilation and avoid condensation, damp walls and ceilings


  • Fitting Double Glazing

    Windows - double glazing - How to fit double glazing units correctly, including removing window beads, fitting glass, window sills, end caps and fitting a window frame.


  • Sash Window Draught Proofing

    Windows - draught proofing sash windows - How to draught proof your sash windows. Draught excluders for sash wondows. How to DIY draught sash windows using draught excluders, weather strips, secondry glazing, specialist draught proofing products


  • How to Use a Chopping Knife to Chop Out Putty and Remove Glass from a Window

    Windows - removing glass and putty - Learn how to remove old putty and glass from a single pane window or sash window, clean everything up and then replace the glass and add new putty


  • Sash Cord Replacement

    Windows - sash cord replacement - How to replace a sash cord or sash weights and restore beautiful old sash windows


  • DIY Guide to Preserving and Treating Wooden Windows

    Windows - treating rot in window frames and wooden window preservation - In this step-by-step guide learn all about treating rot and repairing damaged timber window frames, what insect damage can occur and what products you can use


  • Removing a Window and Removing a Door Frame

    Windows - window frame removal - Window Frame and Door Frame removal can be a little tricky depending on their type and construction material, find out how to remove then safely and correctly in our DIY project


Our pages on windows, double glazing cover a variety of topics which we know to be popular with our users and DIYers in general.

Sash windows can be drafty, we show you how to draft proof them

Sash windows can be drafty, we show you how to draft proof them

We cover how to identify and deal with condensation after showing you just how much damage it can cause. We look especially at condensation and misting in double glazed panels. This section also looks at how to remove a door oe window frame if you are helping out with replacing any windows or doors and you have not called in a door or window replacement company. You should remember that under the building regulations for nearly all replacement windows and doors an approved FENSA contractor must be used in order to issue a certificate to say that the replacements are approved under the regulations.

Fensa (Fenestration Self Assessment Scheme) is a scheme authorised by Government which provides competent persons to replace windows and doors. A Fensa registered contractor must be used to ensure compliance with approved document L (Fuel Conservation) of the building regulations.

We also cover how lintels are installed and what they do, There are many types of lintel and they all do different jobs, from concrete lintels to cavity lintels.

We talk about painting casement windows as well as sash windows, we show you how to replace a sash chord and ease a sticking sash window, We deal with draft proofing windows and how to remove the putty and glass if you need to replace a broken window frame. We also look at how rot can be treated in window and door frames and how to erect a new door liner in a stud partition wall.

Our historians tell us that glass was first introduced into windows by the Romans in about 80AD. The first window glass was stained and used as ornate decoration for church windows with clear glass being used in Anglo Saxon houses about the time of the end of the Roman occupation of England in 400AD. Glass itself, in the form of glass beads, jars, ornaments and simple decorations dates back thousands of years.

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