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Instructions, tables and tips on wedges, packing shims, blocks, glazing and decking. From practice, for trade and retail.
Packing shims: colours & thicknessesWhich colour stands for which thickness? Colour code table for all packing shim formats from 60 × 40 to 300 × 80 mm, tips on combining shims and choosing the format.Read more →
Mounting wedgesPlastic mounting wedges at a glance: all formats from 64 × 28 × 9 to 135 × 43 × 24 mm, selection guide, tips on wedge pairs and on use in window construction.Read more →
Window installation: setting blocksBlocking windows correctly: why setting blocks are needed, where setting and location blocks go, what matters and how to proceed step by step.Read more →
Glazing blocksBlocking glazing correctly: difference between setting and location blocks, length, width and distance from the corner, diagram for fixed glazing and colour code of GV glazing blocks.Read more →
Decking with adjustable feetDecking substructure with height-adjustable feet: calculating the build-up height, height table 15 to 210 mm, quantity per m² and step-by-step instructions.Read more →More choice. Order directly online.
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