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    From Nick Odell@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 7 01:23:34 2025
    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!

    I have a little problem on my roof directly uphill from the Velux
    window. If I can open the window and swing it round until it is
    vertical - possibly a little more than vertical - then I can reach the
    problem area by standing on a ladder inside the attic room. Otherwise
    I'd have to call in someone else to go climbing up on my roof. Am I in
    danger of dropping a boodily big window into my attic bedroom?

    Thanks!

    Nick

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  • From RJH@21:1/5 to Nick Odell on Mon Apr 7 03:38:54 2025
    On 7 Apr 2025 at 01:23:34 BST, Nick Odell wrote:

    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!



    I've done it a couple of times when replacing Veluxes. It'll vary by model -
    an example here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WLSxZDUlo8

    --
    Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to Odell on Mon Apr 7 07:25:25 2025
    On 07/04/2025 in message <[email protected]> Nick Odell wrote:

    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!

    I have a little problem on my roof directly uphill from the Velux
    window. If I can open the window and swing it round until it is
    vertical - possibly a little more than vertical - then I can reach the >problem area by standing on a ladder inside the attic room. Otherwise
    I'd have to call in someone else to go climbing up on my roof. Am I in
    danger of dropping a boodily big window into my attic bedroom?

    Thanks!

    Nick

    No, I swing mine right round for cleaning and they don't fall out!

    Look after them I just got a quote from Velux for replacing my 6 :-(

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    The fact that there's a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven says
    a lot about anticipated traffic numbers.

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  • From John Rumm@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Mon Apr 7 10:42:37 2025
    On 07/04/2025 08:25, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    On 07/04/2025 in message <[email protected]>
    Nick Odell wrote:

    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!

    I have a little problem on my roof directly uphill from the Velux
    window. If I can open the window and swing it round until it is
    vertical - possibly a little more than vertical - then I can reach the
    problem area by standing on a ladder inside the attic room. Otherwise
    I'd have to call in someone else to go climbing up on my roof. Am I in
    danger of dropping a boodily big window into my attic bedroom?

    Thanks!

    Nick

    No, I swing mine right round for cleaning and they don't fall out!

    Look after them I just got a quote from Velux for replacing my 6 :-(

    Worth checking the price of the competition IME - last time I was
    looking for roof windows (>20 years ago!) there was a substantial saving
    to be had not going for Velux branded ones.

    e.g.

    https://www.loftshop.co.uk/products/roof-windows

    --
    Cheers,

    John.

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to John Rumm on Mon Apr 7 10:18:57 2025
    On 07/04/2025 in message <vt06md$3ein1$[email protected]> John Rumm wrote:

    On 07/04/2025 08:25, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    On 07/04/2025 in message <[email protected]>
    Nick Odell wrote:

    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!

    I have a little problem on my roof directly uphill from the Velux
    window. If I can open the window and swing it round until it is
    vertical - possibly a little more than vertical - then I can reach the >>>problem area by standing on a ladder inside the attic room. Otherwise
    I'd have to call in someone else to go climbing up on my roof. Am I in >>>danger of dropping a boodily big window into my attic bedroom?

    Thanks!

    Nick

    No, I swing mine right round for cleaning and they don't fall out!

    Look after them I just got a quote from Velux for replacing my 6 :-(

    Worth checking the price of the competition IME - last time I was looking
    for roof windows (>20 years ago!) there was a substantial saving to be had >not going for Velux branded ones.

    e.g.

    https://www.loftshop.co.uk/products/roof-windows

    Many thanks :-)

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his
    life.
    (Jeremy Thorpe, 1962)

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  • From RJH@21:1/5 to John Rumm on Mon Apr 7 10:44:34 2025
    On 7 Apr 2025 at 10:42:37 BST, John Rumm wrote:

    On 07/04/2025 08:25, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    On 07/04/2025 in message <[email protected]>
    Nick Odell wrote:

    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!

    I have a little problem on my roof directly uphill from the Velux
    window. If I can open the window and swing it round until it is
    vertical - possibly a little more than vertical - then I can reach the
    problem area by standing on a ladder inside the attic room. Otherwise
    I'd have to call in someone else to go climbing up on my roof. Am I in
    danger of dropping a boodily big window into my attic bedroom?

    Thanks!

    Nick

    No, I swing mine right round for cleaning and they don't fall out!

    Look after them I just got a quote from Velux for replacing my 6 :-(

    Worth checking the price of the competition IME - last time I was
    looking for roof windows (>20 years ago!) there was a substantial saving
    to be had not going for Velux branded ones.

    e.g.

    https://www.loftshop.co.uk/products/roof-windows

    I'm not sure. I looked into this recently and went with Velux. It was about a 30% saving if I'd gone 'economy', so about £400 on 2 roughly 1m2 windows. Had to factor in blinds and costs if non-standard, and the general trust in a
    brand I'd not heard of. Also these were being installed by a contractor as
    part of a re-roof, so the extra wasn't that much in the overall scheme of things.

    FWIW, my neighbours recently had a reroof with 4 large roof windows - they
    used Fakro. They're architects so I'd expect them to know something about it all. Certainly more than me anyway :-)

    --
    Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK

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  • From John Rumm@21:1/5 to RJH on Mon Apr 7 16:18:35 2025
    On 07/04/2025 11:44, RJH wrote:
    On 7 Apr 2025 at 10:42:37 BST, John Rumm wrote:

    On 07/04/2025 08:25, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    On 07/04/2025 in message <[email protected]>
    Nick Odell wrote:

    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!

    I have a little problem on my roof directly uphill from the Velux
    window. If I can open the window and swing it round until it is
    vertical - possibly a little more than vertical - then I can reach the >>>> problem area by standing on a ladder inside the attic room. Otherwise
    I'd have to call in someone else to go climbing up on my roof. Am I in >>>> danger of dropping a boodily big window into my attic bedroom?

    Thanks!

    Nick

    No, I swing mine right round for cleaning and they don't fall out!

    Look after them I just got a quote from Velux for replacing my 6 :-(

    Worth checking the price of the competition IME - last time I was
    looking for roof windows (>20 years ago!) there was a substantial saving
    to be had not going for Velux branded ones.

    e.g.

    https://www.loftshop.co.uk/products/roof-windows

    I'm not sure. I looked into this recently and went with Velux. It was about a 30% saving if I'd gone 'economy', so about £400 on 2 roughly 1m2 windows. Had
    to factor in blinds and costs if non-standard, and the general trust in a brand I'd not heard of. Also these were being installed by a contractor as part of a re-roof, so the extra wasn't that much in the overall scheme of things.

    Indeed, when part of a large supply and fit job the material costs will
    form smaller component of the overall cost. However since I was buying
    and fitting them myself I remember noting at the time[1] it was a fairly
    large difference:

    https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/DIY_Loft_conversion#First_Roof_Window_in

    [1] Looking at my spreadsheet, apparently I paid a total of £520 for a
    pair of large "means of escape" windows. IIRC, a similar large Velux top
    hung MoE window was more than that.


    FWIW, my neighbours recently had a reroof with 4 large roof windows - they used Fakro. They're architects so I'd expect them to know something about it all. Certainly more than me anyway :-)

    I expect that Fakro are a fairly well known brand for any group with
    more than a passing interest in the things. :-)

    --
    Cheers,

    John.

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  • From Nick Odell@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 9 08:00:15 2025
    On Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:23:34 +0100, Nick Odell <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!

    I have a little problem on my roof directly uphill from the Velux
    window. If I can open the window and swing it round until it is
    vertical - possibly a little more than vertical - then I can reach the >problem area by standing on a ladder inside the attic room. Otherwise
    I'd have to call in someone else to go climbing up on my roof. Am I in
    danger of dropping a boodily big window into my attic bedroom?

    Thanks for the reassurance, everybody. The window did not end up on
    the attic bedroom floor!

    Nick

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  • From Sam Plusnet@21:1/5 to Nick Odell on Thu Apr 10 19:43:58 2025
    On 09/04/2025 08:00, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:23:34 +0100, Nick Odell <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    I'd like to know how one detaches the window from the frame of a
    centre hinged Velux roof window. I do NOT want to detach the window -
    I want to make sure that it doesn't detach accidentally while I am
    doing something else!

    I have a little problem on my roof directly uphill from the Velux
    window. If I can open the window and swing it round until it is
    vertical - possibly a little more than vertical - then I can reach the
    problem area by standing on a ladder inside the attic room. Otherwise
    I'd have to call in someone else to go climbing up on my roof. Am I in
    danger of dropping a boodily big window into my attic bedroom?

    Thanks for the reassurance, everybody. The window did not end up on
    the attic bedroom floor!

    Or on you - which would be a bigger concern.
    Did you manage to sort out your roof?


    --
    Sam Plusnet

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