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As many of you may be aware the staff at Royal Mail have decided to take industrial action. They will be on strike for four days and these strikes are going to cause delays with any items dispatched with Royal Mail.Strike daysFriday 26th AugustWednesday 31st AugustThursday 8th SeptemberFriday 9th SeptemberHow this affects your ordersOn the days listed above, we will not be receiving a collection from Royal Mail. This means if you order on the day of a strike, or the day before the day of a strik …

Almost all doors in the UK will have a euro cylinder installed in them. Most households will need to replace one at some point so here is a small guide to teach you how to measure a euro cylinder door lock.How to measure my door lock euro cylinder?To measure your euro cylinder you simply need to measure from the centre screw hole to the outside edges. This will give you two sizes which makes up the size of your door lock. The two sizes should equal the overall length of the cylinder. An example …

Cockspur window handles are usually found on older upvc, timber and aluminium windows. They work by having a spur on the side of the window handle lock over the edge of the window frame to secure the window.This brief and simple guide will teach you how to measure a upvc cockspur window handle in less than 60 seconds.How to measure a cockspur window handleThe main thing you need to measure on a cockspur window handle is the stack height. This is the distance between the underside of the spur to …

There are two types of window handles used on uPVC windows. The older type of window handle is known as a Cockspur window handle. More modern windows will use espag window handles. Cockspur window handles use a spur which locks over the edge of the window frame to secure the window. Espag window handles use a spindle which operates a window locking mechanism inside the window.In this guide you will find measuring information for both of these types of upvc window handle.How to measure an es …

Condensation on windows is an unfortunate side effect of winter weather. It's something that causes problems for almost everyone and not just on our home windows either. You will find condensation on bathroom mirrors and even on your car windows when you're in a desperate rush first thing in the morning. In this blog post we're going to go through how this happens and what you can do to fix it. Let's dive right in.What causes condensation?So what causes condensation on windows? The simple answer …