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UPVC Door Problems

December 23, 2017 by admin

Remarkably this year 2017 we have seen for the first time a lot of problems with uPVC doors. In previous years we rarely saw problems with these doors.

It is generally possible to adjust both uPVC and aluminium doors and we particularly like this little video which give a good explanation of how to adjust door latches.  We would like to reiterate how important it is to ensure that the door still locks!  Due to the fact that with uPVC doors the frames are made from plastic cheaper varieties can use screws that fix only into the plastic making adjustment difficult and if overtightening happens then larger screws may be needed, where the screws that hold the keep bar are housed into the plastic frame it is almost impossible to get satisfactory results. In theory it should be possible to get a new keep plate but in practice this is virtually impossible and fitting new lock mechanisms to PVC doors is really a factory operation and needs the frame in the factory too.

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DraughtBusters Flier 2017 – 2018

May 12, 2017 by admin

Draught Busting Flier 2017 to 2018

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PM lends support

February 8, 2017 by admin

Prime Minister Theresa May has written to Reading’s Repair Cafe and DraughtBusters thanking them for the work they do in helping create a society that works for everyone:-

10 DOWNING STREET

LONDON SW1A 2AA

THE PRIME MINISTER    

Dear Mr Cowling                                                                                                                                6 February 2017

Thank you for your email of 13 December 2016. I am sorry for the delay in replying.

I appreciate your invitation to the events at Repair Cafe Workshop on 15 January and 19 February. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the former and pressures on my diary will prevent me from joining you at the latter.

I would, however, like to take this opportunity to thank you for your work to support the local community through the DraughtBusters project. I was encouraged to read about the excellent work done to support over 200 households in Reading. I am sure the energy bill savings will have a huge impact for lower income households who are facing the costs of keeping warm. Initiatives such as this can play an important role in my vision to create a society that works for everyone.

I wish you every success for the future.

Yours sincerely 

 

 

See link to the original of the letter here 

 

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Draughtbusting in the Smart City

June 2, 2019

DraughtBusters has a desire to improve cold, damp and unhealthy properties in Reading, indeed to some extent we have been doing this in a small way for the last six years, small in terms of the big … [Read More...]

UPVC Door Problems

December 23, 2017

PM lends support

February 8, 2017

Energy Saving information available from Repair Café events this winter

December 15, 2016

[Media Release] Repair Café with Energy Saving Seminar

December 13, 2016

Big Energy Saving Week 2016

October 24, 2016

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