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Dedicated
Dedicated
drip
drip
lip lip
POSITION
POSITION THE
THE HIP
HIP TOP
TOP CAPS
CAPS
You
You can
can now
now slide
slide the
the hip
hip top
top caps
caps into
into
position
position so so they
they meet
meet evenly
evenly at at the
the top
top
centre,
centre, as as you
you did
did with
with the
the hip
hip carriers.
carriers.
You
You must
must ensure
ensure that
that the
the hips
hips sit sit underneath
underneath
the
the ridge
ridge top
top cap
cap as as shown.
shown. Repeat
Repeat on on the
the
other
other side
side of of the
the roof
roof lantern.
lantern.
13
13
ERS
IERS FITTING
FITTING THE
THE HIP
HIP AND
AND RIDGE
RIDGE
END
END CAPS
CAPS
he
will
ll be be
tap
y tap
hip
p If If there
there is is any
any plastic
plastic hip
hip carrier
carrier showing
showing
at at the
the bottom
bottom of of the
the hip
hip bars,
bars, gently
gently remove
remove
with
with a a hacksaw.
hacksaw. Using
Using a a screw
screw gun
gun set
set at at
a a low
low gear,
gear, attach
attach the
the end
end caps
caps as as shown,
shown,
being
being careful
careful not
not to to overtighten
overtighten them.
them.
Repeat
Repeat at at all all four
four corners
corners of of the
the lantern.
lantern.
FLASHING
FLASHING GUIDELINES
GUIDELINES
(SHEET
(SHEET MEMBRANE)
MEMBRANE)
Ensure
Ensure the
the roof
roof membrane
membrane is is tucked
tucked right
right
under
under the
the dedicated
dedicated drip
drip lip lip that
that sits
sits just
just
under
under the
the glass.
glass. This
This is is important
important as as it it acts
acts
as as the
the final
final weathering
weathering stage
stage to to avoid
avoid water
water
ingress
ingress in in this
this area.
area.
ALL IN ALL, NOT
JUST ANOTHER
BRICK IN THE WALL
Award-winning trade fabricator Quickslide wowed
FIT Show visitors on its ‘Brick-By-Brick’-themed
stand that continued the company’s commitment
to ‘partnership’ with its trade customers, by
introducing exciting new products as well as
initiatives designed to grow business together.
Quickslide gained a
reputation 15 years ago
for pioneering affordable,
If If using
using a a torch
torch on on felt,
felt, we
we recommend
recommend that
that
replacement vertical sliders
you
you cut
cut your
your membrane
membrane to to the
the correct
correct size,
size,
so when the company adds
fold
fold back
back and
and pre-heat
pre-heat with
with your
your heat
heat gun.
gun.
a new box sash system to its
Only
Only then
then should
should you
you apply
apply it it to to the
the side
side of of
range, we have to take notice:
the
the unit.
unit. This
This will
will prevent
prevent you
you from
from damaging
damaging
but it’s so new that Quick-
the
the unit
unit by by applying
applying heat
heat directly.
directly.
slide were being very tight
There
There is is an an alternative
alternative guide
guide to to flashing
flashing when
when lipped about the product,
using
using a a GRP
GRP finish
finish which
which can
can be be found
found in in our
our despite it being on the stand.
full
full installation
installation guide
guide at: at:
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worth looking at when more
details become available.
Quickslide now offers
the renowned Deceuninck
Flush as part of its heritage
offer and in Agate Grey,
the version seen at the FIT
Show showed the window
in what must be regarded
as one of the best hues for
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this window. And continu-
ing with PVC-U the com-
pany drew attention to its
® ®
Slimline
Slimline
lantern
lantern
installation
installation
guide
guide
in-house bending expertise
by showing its True Arch VS
that shows no visible welds
in the outer frame It looked
especially attractive in grey
woodgrain, which again was
added in-house.
Adding a full suite of win-
dows and doors in alumin-
ium has brought excellent
returns to Quickslide and an
aluminium flush sash shown
in anthracite drew a great
deal of interest, as might be
expected by showing the
hottest style of window in
this increasingly favoured
material. Also in aluminium,
Quickslide’s upmarket alu-
minium designer residential
door in a superb textured
‘Sensations’ finish drew a lot
of attention.
All products offered by
Quickslide are covered by
the company’s compre-
hensive ‘Brick by Brick’
partnering philosophy, that
Chairman Adrian Barra-
clough took time out to
explain: “The best way for
us to stimulate the growth
of our trade partners, and
Quickslide, is to invest our
time and resources in the
continuous development
of each individual partner
company. When partnering
with Quickslide, customers
immediately gain access to
the wealth of knowledge
and experience that we’ve
spent more than 15 years
building up, brick by brick.
It doesn’t matter whether
you’re a small or large win-
dow company, we’ll care for
you, support you and build
a great business with you.
We want to help all of our
trade partners to become
the best they can be.”
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