Replace Window Ironmongery

Replace Window Ironmongery 
Window Ironmongery



1. Identify common defects to window ironmongery


Complex opening and closing devices are prone to damage by heavy-handed use. .

 Ironmongery can corrode and rust easily especially in wet areas 

 2.Materials used to repair ironmongery 


Hinge Screws (100) £9

Top window Hinges pair ( 2) £18

Casement Window Stay (!) £12

Window wedge  fastener (1) £ 10  

3. Possible Defects

They are different types of fittings on specific windows

Different types of finishing are provided due to different fittings



4. Tools ,power tools and materials used to carry out repairs
  
Chisel or scraper 

 Hummer

 Pencil

 Marking square 

 Cordless drill

 Screw Driver
5. Risk assessment for the task.

Blindness from snaps and wood beats

Cutters from wood snaps 

Cuts from chisel   

Inhaling wood dusts


 Type of PPE

 Gloves 

Goggles

Boots

Inorder to avoid cuts from wood we wear  gloves,we also wear goggles to avoid any wood bits and wood dusts from getting into our eyes .When using the chisel we should not put our hands in front of the moving chisel.   
    
6. Method statement of the ways to remove a defected window ironmongery

  First we wear our PPE on then we go on to asses the side which requires fixing, we then remove the defected window ironmongery using a cordless drill or a screw driver .Slowly we dispose the ironmongery  we have removed including the screws and  old hinges, after we dispose the old ones we take measurements and markings on the window and on the wall inorder to determine where the window will rest.
We then mark out and screw our  hinges to  window  after that we rest the ends of the hinges against our marking and measurements on the sill ,then we use a drill to screw the window to the sill.When we finish screwing the window we check if it is opening and closing in the right way without being to tight  or being loose ,too finish of the window we then place the casement window stay and also we can also place the top window hinges pair in-order to guide the window when opening or closing it .Final touch we then open and close the window to check if it is functioning properly and we pack our tools then clear the site .

7.Quote 

Dear    Customer

We have inspected the damaged window ironmongery that needed repair ,we noticed that the hinges had 

 become loose and it had some cracks in the middle .We decided to take for the window 

 inorder to place  some ironmongery on the window,to start of we unscrewed the hinges 

 that were attached to the window then we disposed the broken hinges .We then marked out on 

 window and on the sills where your window was going to rest ,after marking out we then

   used our drill and screws to place the hinges against the window .With our hinges fitted in 

 nicely to the window we then took our chisel to trim a little  part on the sill where our window 

 would be placed  ,we then place our hinges on the sill that we  marked  then we screwed it

  against the wall .When we finished screwing the hinges to the sills we then opened and closed 

 it and it was  all functioning properly ,we finished for by placing the casement window stay and

 window hinges pair inorder then we  packed and cleared .
8.Cost of repair 

Time  5 hour job

Labour per hour £ 20

Materials £49 

Overhead cost  (Petrol)  £50

Total cost £199 .00

Excluding V.A.T 

 


 

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