Some time ago I moved the windows at the back of the house into position in the new extension. Most went OK but the Kitchen window was difficult and I ended up damaging a length of beading used to keep the glass in place. I put it back with a temporary bodge, incorporating some small pieces of the broken beading but now is the time to try and put it right.
The problem is that I don't know where to start looking for the correct type of beading. I have asked a local window manufacturer but he claimed never to have seen the same type of beading before. I asked a builder friend and he got hold of a length for me, but although it is the correct size, the profile is different and it will not clip into the frame. Not sure if it's relevant but this particular window incorporates a tilt/turn casement and all of the beading is internal to the house.
I believe I now have three options :-
- Replace the entire window (expensive but may end up being the only realistic option).
- Continue trying to source a replacement beading of the correct type. (I can't wait too much longer and as stated above I don't really know where to begin looking).
- Try to make use of the ill-fitting piece that my friend gave me. I believe I could trim this piece so that it will sit at the correct angle, but I would then have to glue it into place somehow. If I mess it up, then I will have to settle for the first option. What's the best thing for glueing two pieces of UPVC together ?
Anybody like to offered considered opinion on this self-inflicted problem.