Windows - where to start

We inherited these rare windows when we bought our place. They were installed by that well known craftsman - Dogs. I believe his surname is Dinner. The catches are awful and I'd hoped for a quick replacement. Mission Impossible. It's a job for next summer, I think, when I can take out both casements.

Let me introduce you to his workmanship.

The front of the casements are proud of the frame by 10mm at the bottom



and 4mm at the top on both


Naturally this leaves a large gap on the inside - filled with lots of foam rubber.



But that large 10mm gap limits the choice of window catch. My first thought was that he'd fitted the hinges too far out but as you can see from this photo it can't get any closer to the frame. Thing is when you look at the other casement hinge.....



...it's a different type and with oodles of room to move the bottom of the casement back to somewhere more sensible.

But the complete bodge-up aka cock-up par excellence is par for the house. So I'm thinking next summer, get a set of window catches and fasteners, remove the windows - hope they are in wind - and refit using butt hinges. Does that sound like a plan?



That is if the house hasn't collapsed to the ground before then....

These from just three rooms.- my bedroom, kitchen , conservatory/kitchen wall......more elsewhere in the house.

Roger. Sell up. Cut your losses. Buy a motorhome. Go.
S

Are these cracks which have grown since moving in Roger?

Big roll of gaffer tape should fix it.

More serious, I think Steve has the answer.

Took me three years and several price cuts eqivalent to 40% to sell a house with a big crack down one wall.
Best of luck with it Roger and look after your sanity as a priority

duke said:

Are these cracks which have grown since moving in Roger?

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Afraid so. There is a massive subsidence issue in the UK as a result of the summer weather. One insurance company was filing around four claims a day. This year, it is a hundred. It will be six weeks roughly before they even get round to considering at our claim.

Are you on clay Roger?

A mate got a lovely house a few years ago for a bargain price due to large cracks particularly at the front of the house, there were a couple of very large trees in the front garden which he cut down not long after moving in mainly because his wife didn’t like them, the upshot has been that the cracks haven’t moved since.

Doug said:

Are you on clay Roger?

A mate got a lovely house a few years ago for a bargain price due to large cracks particularly at the front of the house, there were a couple of very large trees in the front garden which he cut down not long after moving in mainly because his wife didn’t like them, the upshot has been that the cracks haven’t moved since.

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Yes we are but no close trees or shrubs.