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I have read on various websites that FENSA does not cover doors with less than 50% glazing. But I cannot find anything on FENSA's website that states this. All the text I can find on FENSA's site just refers to doors, with no mention of 50%. I have no doubt that you know the answer, but could...

Our PVCu front door (installed 18 months ago) is not sealing and appears bowed. We informed the installer and he came round, accepted it was not sealed and made some adjustments. When he had completed the adjustments we could see that it was still not sealed. We tried to show it was not sealed...

I have read on this forum about using a piece of paper to check if a door is sealed, and it is quite clear that my front door is not sealing properly. (The draft on windy days also made it clear!) In fact it looks like the door is slightly bowed. The composite door was put in about 18 months ago...

Would the fire resistance of the new door need to be in line with current requirements? Existing doors are all stained and waxed 6 panel pine, so it would look a bit odd to have a modern fire door there. Thank y'all kindly. Dain

Hi, Has anyone had the misfortune to try the above? I've sought further clarification from Beko, who sent a slightly less useless anotated sheet and now refuse to provide any further guidance. The door is not easily seperated but they must know how to do it and exactly whats needed ? Any...

Would it be it a good idea to have two doors this close together opening in opposite directions? I'm just about to lay click vinyl in this upstairs galley kitchen and I'll have to trim the bottom of the nearest door unless I take it off and have it open outwards. Is there a rule of thumb on...

Hi everyone, Can someone please help me? I'm tearing my hair out trying to figure out why our home is so cold. I managed to get a Flir One (Gen2) Thermal Camera pretty decent price. I'm not sure if I'm using it properly. I've taken some photos of the outside of the house and some of the...

Hi, I’ve changed normal Euro cylinders in the past without a hitch. We’ve a just moved into a new home and I’d like to change the locks out of good practice, however, these locks seem to be different to what I’m used to. Im guessing they’re just normal Euro cylinders but that I’m missing...

Yet another post on uPVC doors I know... There are three roller cans on my back door — bottom, middle and top. The top and middle pull the door into the frame tightly and there is a good seal. Unfortunately there is a gap at the bottom and I can quite easily push or pull (from outside) the...

These two doors in a newly built house have been placed poorly, in that each door will hit the other at some point. What you see in the picture is a couple of door stops recently put down but not screwed down thankfully but neither of them help with stopping them hitting each other. Does anyone...

One of the buildings that I look after dates from the 1870s. We have a presumably orginal door that is of 'slatted' construction with boards that are butted up to one another. There is some separation of these boards now and I'm unsure what would be the best product to fill them with. It...

I have a rubber seal on my exterior door sill. The groove in which it was originally seated had rotted at one end which I have now filled with a two pack filler (ronseal high perfomance filler). Since I had to re-mould the groove the rubber seal will no longer remain seated firmly inside the...

Hi, I'm missing the key for a mortice lock on a Victorian door which has a knob with rose etc. I removed the lock, it's very large and thick steel with some brass parts, could be original. I think the case is welded, any way to replace part of the inside to allow a replacement key to work...

wooden door, approx. 14 years old. The door won't fasten to the hinges. I've tried putting polyfilla to fill the holes where the screws go (but seems a bit of a bottomless pit) and I've tried packing the screw holes with cocktail sticks , to get a bit more purchase for the screws. It's worked...

Hi, I have some timber window frames on my house. To the front of the property the windows look like they are hardwood and currently have a Ronseal exterior woodstain on them. To the rear of the property the frames appear to have a painted gloss finish (not sure if the frames are hardwood or...

Hi, I have a 60Watt light near my front door which is wired to a fused spur, I was wanting to put a camera door bell like Ring and wire it to a Byron 776 which has a built in transformer and then run some flex from the transformer to the existing fused spur and run it with the outside light...

Can anyone identify these shower door hinges please? Google doesn't know, and local bathroom and plumbing shops have no idea. I've looked for a manufacturer's mark, but seen anything. Please help!

I'm going to have our old Rehau upvc front door and sidelight replaced. Things seemed to have moved on a bit since it was fitted. Can someone explain the difference between composite and uPVC, and any pitfalls/brands that are good or should be avoided? There are tales on here of peeling...

Hi, I want to fit a curtain pole to the wall, above a pair of windows and door. The problem is there seems to be some sort of metal lintel about 1 inch below the plaster. I've bought the finest drill bits - Milwaukee Thunderweb, set my cordless drill to hammer and max torque and it won't go...

I have timber doors and windows on a 1940s semi. On the front on the property the windows and doors have a dark oak stained finish. On the rear they have a dark brown gloss painted finish. I can see some paint is flaking off and there appears to be a grey finish underneath - i'm assuming its...