Aluminium Window Repair and Door Repairs in London

Aluminium frames last a long time, which means many London homes and flats have aluminium windows and doors that are decades old but still structurally sound. What wears out is the hardware and the glass: hinges seize, handles snap, locks stop engaging, sliding doors drag on worn rollers, and old sealed units mist up. Mark repairs aluminium windows and doors by replacing those parts, so a sound frame keeps working.

• Multipoint locks, hinges and handles repaired on aluminium doors
• Worn friction hinges replaced on windows
• Bifold and patio rollers, tracks and alignment
• Misted sealed units replaced in sound frames
• Fixed price confirmed before any work starts

Older aluminium windows are often the hardest to find parts for, because many were made by firms that no longer exist. That doesn't usually mean the window is finished. Hinges, handles and locks can often be matched to a current equivalent, and where a part has to be adapted, Mark will explain the options before starting. Send a photo of the hinge, handle or lock and the edge of the frame, and he can usually tell you what will fit.

Aluminium casements commonly use friction hinges, the same principle as uPVC windows, and these stiffen or wear until the window drops or won't stay open. Replacing them restores a smooth swing. Handles and espagnolette locks wear in the same way as on uPVC, and the checks are similar: a loose spinning handle usually points to the mechanism, a stiff one to alignment.

Aluminium sliding doors and windows run on rollers in a track. When the rollers wear or the track fills with grit, the door becomes heavy and jerky, then hard to open at all. Cleaning the track and replacing worn rollers usually transforms it. For bifold doors, alignment and rollers are covered on our bifold door repairs page.

Glass in aluminium frames is held by beads and gaskets. A misted sealed unit is replaced like-for-like in a sound frame, and old single glazed aluminium can sometimes take a slimmer double glazed unit, depending on the frame depth. Tired gaskets that let in draughts or rattle can be renewed at the same time. For a broader look at common faults, see our guide to aluminium window and door problems.

Aluminium doors, whether single entrance doors, French pairs or sliders, often share hardware with uPVC doors, including multipoint locks and euro cylinders. A cylinder can be upgraded to a TS007 3-star anti-snap type, and a dropped door realigned at the hinges. Mark confirms a fixed price before any work starts so it can be signed off.

How the repair works

1. 1. Send photos Photos of the faulty part and the frame edge help Mark identify a matching replacement.
2. 2. Fixed price A fixed price is confirmed before any work starts.
3. 3. Repair Parts fitted, frame adjusted, and the window or door tested opening, closing and locking.

Call Mark on 07535 916982 or request a callback.