Window Stays-replacing
There are two broken stays one left and one right, while on holiday at Stanmore Hall, Bridgnorth, Shropshire I purchased a pair at Cosford for £22.55.
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The stays are on one window, the thumbwheel at the top has broken on them both.
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The broken stays on the left, a new one on the right.
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To remove, take out two screws on the window.
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This is how I held the window open, to get at the screws in the top fixing (ducks were always hungry)
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The top fixing.
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Problem, the fixing points on the old and new stays are different, I did not have time to exchange them.
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The solution: reuse the old catches on the new stays, this involved drilling (3mm) the tube to remove the catch on both old and new.
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Put the old catch in the new tube, ready for rivetting.
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Push the rivet through, then squeeze. This is the left side stay.
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The result- new top piece with the old catch, then did the same thing again for the right side stay.
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Screw the top fixing.
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Then the bottom, note the rubber/plastic gasket between window and catch. Careful not to overtighten.
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One done, did same on the other side.
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Catch, showing the rivet detail.
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Testing, they work well.
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I thought this would be a ten minute job on a pleasant afternoon in February and became more involved because of the different attachment fittings of the catches. But the solution turned out okay, and then it took ten minutes to fit them.
Page Created 31st March 2008 | 
