4 Day Door, Window & Glazing Repair Course
This is a four day course and consists of day one glazing and boarding up, day two and three upvc doors, composite doors, french doors and sliding upvc doors and day four upvc window repairs, covering everything you need to get you up and running, you will get hands on practice with all of the below plus :
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A free tool kit
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Added to our group for on going support
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Advice & information support pack
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List of suppliers
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Certificate
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Business and marketing advice given thoughout the course
Day one
Glazing & Boarding Up
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Admin and Introductions
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Glass regulations handout
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Glass Handling
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Glass and spacer bar types
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How to measure estimate
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How to measure approximate
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How to tell if a unit has failed and why they fail
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Introduction of the merlin laser gauge
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Removal of beads
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Removal of double glazed unit
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Fitting of double glazed unit and correct packing
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Making a smashed unit safe
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Boarding up a upvc door
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Boarding up upvc window
Day two
Door Repairs
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Introduction to doors and types of doors
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Replacing a euro cylinder, types and faults
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Replacing door handles types and faults
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Mechanism identification and faults
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Opening a upvc door when the mechanism has failed and ways they fail
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Replacing door gearboxes on upvc and composite doors
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Securing a door when the mechanism has failed and haven't got the part
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Replacing a full mechanism
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Replacing a euro cylinder on a french slave door
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Replacing shoot bolts and on a french door and slave door
Day three
Door Repairs
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Toe and healing a upvc door
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Replacing a upvc door panel
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Door hinge identification for upvc and composite doors
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Hinge adjustment for upvc and composite doors
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Replacing hinges on upvc and composite doors
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How to fit a door restrictor
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Replacing a mechanism on a upvc sliding door
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Changing and adjusting the wheels/rollers on a upvc sliding door
Day four
Window Repairs
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Introduction to windows and types
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Replacing a upvc window handle, types and faults
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Opening a upvc window when the handle fails
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Window mechanism identification and faults
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Opening a upvc window when the mechanism fails and ways they fail
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Replacing window mechanisms, gearboxes and keeps
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How to replace a obsolete failed mechanism
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Securing a window when the mechanism has failed and you haven't got the part
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Friction stays/hinges Identification
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Friction stays/hinges types and stack heights
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Replacement of friction stays/hinges
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Toe & healing a upvc window
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How to fit a window restrictor
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Bubble gasket replacement
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Introduction to tilt and turn windows
