Gramaisc
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I was asked to look at some stuck Velux windows today - "They've stuck shut, as I haven't opened them since October" - it soon became obvious that they had been recently painted and, under interrogation, a confession that "It had been cold with them open all day to paint them, so I shut them" was extracted.
I did get the smaller windows open by the careful application of some violence, and without any real damage.
The larger window, however, is stuck to the extent that I can hang my whole weight from it without it budging. It's only stuck at the top, I can get some movement by pushing the bottom, but I can't even begin to get the slightest movement at the top. There's no easy way to lever it from the inside and it's almost impossible to access from outside, being situated above a conservatory.
Any ideas? I can see me ending up having to screw some substantial structure to the frame, so that I can lever it open.
I did get the smaller windows open by the careful application of some violence, and without any real damage.
The larger window, however, is stuck to the extent that I can hang my whole weight from it without it budging. It's only stuck at the top, I can get some movement by pushing the bottom, but I can't even begin to get the slightest movement at the top. There's no easy way to lever it from the inside and it's almost impossible to access from outside, being situated above a conservatory.
Any ideas? I can see me ending up having to screw some substantial structure to the frame, so that I can lever it open.