doors

Ok the wife has bought some fancy, and bloody expensive, door knobs problem is they are unsprung. I got a medium sprung latch and it doesn't seem strong enough to spring the knob back on its own, I did notice bolt is through the latch perfectly a lined it will spring back. I haven't drilled any...

Hi, I am doing up my house on a VERY small budget. I have bought some second hand pitch pine cottage doors complete with hinges and locks. All of them are too narrow for the 8 door frames I replacing doors in. Is there an easy way to add to the frames/jams without it looking too bodged? I'm...

Hi all Please can you help me with some issues we have with some Sliders Evo Ultimate aluminium bi fold doors. Two external sets were fitted by our builder on a single storey extension and when it rains they leak a lot! The company who supplied them to our builder has been out and just...

Hi, My wife and I = have just moved in and we need new doors for the bedrooms and bathroom upstairs. However, they measure 1981x726mm (not 762, I have checked this many times), but we cannot find any online that share these measurements. There is 1981x762 and 2040x726 but never 1981x726. The...

DIYNOT community, Has anyone ever installed or bought Sunflex aluminium sliding doors? We are currently in the market for some sliding doors for the back of our extension which faces the garden. Are there any particular brands which people would recommend? Thanks

Hi Guys I am having my composite doors installed next week and I was told I need to purchase these plastic side cover things to cover up any gaps between the frame and brick. Though I have forgotten what they are. I have attached photos of what I am talking about. Also are these generic to...

Hi all I have ordered some new oak veneer doors for my house revamp and have the fitters coming in soon to fit the handles/latches and hinge to the frames. I have been told I will need to "seal" these doors. Any one got any good tips on the steps I should take to do this? Much appreciated

Hi There, Our property is only 3 years old so is classed a new build. (Wales - United Kingdom) We recently had a conservatory built on the back of our house and the Installers told us that planning was not needed due to its size.. "Which is correct" After the work was completed we then decided...

Hi, First post on diynot. I'm working on an extension on a small terraced cottage in surrey. Its my house and I have builders finishing up the shell and i'm taking the rest of the work on from there. The extension is on the back and runs between existing extensions either side (all built...

I am looking at making some shaker kitchen doors to upgrade an existing kitchen. I recently got some 18mm solid oak flooring from a reclamation yard for practice but I am struggling to get the motrice and tenons correct. I am hoping when I move to 22mm this will become easier. If I plan to...

Hi all, I am carrying out a major re-decor of my home. Below is the order that I shall be carrying out the works in my home. I would appreciate if anyone could give me their opinion on my order; Whether this is the best way or not or just give recommendations, I would be very grateful for your...

Hi Sorry for the vague title, I have rain somehow get through and starts to seep down the plaster by my living room window My property is a flat roof terraced, it has hardly any brickwork because it has one whole length of wall between two columns of brick that separate me and my neighbours...

Hi I have a victorian house where the front two rooms have been knocked together with an archway between them. I now want to split the two rooms with folding doors so that we can either use them as separate rooms or keep it as one big space. I've attached a photo of the archway and would be...

Hi all. I have been doing a bit of research and all the suggestions I can see for painting old varnished doors are with very high VOC paint. We have our first baby due in about a months time so was wondering if anyone can reccommend some low VOC paint that will give it a good finish? I...

Long time reader, first time forum poster! Right then, I've got myself an 1850's cottage (Great) although it turns out now it needs a fair bit of TLC (Not so great). Current project is sealing up the front door (leaving the side door as main entrance) with an insulation sandwich. I'm planning...

Hey guys I've just bought my first flat, and I'm now coming to terms with the dreaded/fun task of looking at the doors and locks and security. We're going to replace the front door (197mm height, 84mm wide, 45mm deep) with a wooden door which is roughly 27kg and use the existing wooden frame...

Hello, I have just purchased 3x 1930's pine panel doors, they are currently stripped down to bare wood, I need to stain/wax them to match the 2 doors I currently have. I have attached 2x pictures of the current doors I have and their colour is a dark brown, does someone know what I need to...

I have attached pics (I hope) of our french doors that turn with a special key, seems to have fixed itself and dropped internally as the key no longer has any 'purchase' and we can't undo the lock, hence not being able to open our french doors?! I think this has just 'stuck' over time and over...