The History of Pocket Doors
Pocket doors have seen a mass resurgence in popularity over the last decade, a pocket door is a door which slides into the wall cavity to hide the door and...
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Double Door Handle Packs for Rebated and Non-Rebated French Doors
Deciding on door furniture can be a nightmare, ensuring you have the right lock, latch, hinges, handles, slip bolts to suit your doors, this only increases when it comes to...
How to paint your new exterior timber door | DirectDoors
You have your new exterior timber door and now you're wondering.. what do you do next? The most important thing to do once you've checked it is fit for purpose...
Part M Compliant Doors
Part M Doors may also be known as Disability Compliant which is a regulation in place that requires doors to have a certain minimum opening space requirement to allow wheelchair...
Fitting a Yale Lock
fitting a Yale cylinder type lock Drilling and fitting Yale or Era cylinder lock is very straight forward, follow these tips, choose the required size wisely, the Yale number 1...
Diy door hinge repair tips
Diy tip on how to fix loose door hinge screws. Visit our door hinge category Interior Hinges; From time to time you may have noticed some hinge screws coming loose...
Using nails or screws for fixing timber
Fixing nails or screws through timber and to another timber can be troublesome, sometimes the screws work to force the piece you are trying to fix away from the piece...
Disabled access for new home entrances
Disabled Access at entrance doors in new build homes. The England & Wales Building Regulations were amended in 1999, the aim was to improve access for the disabled, for clarity...
How to conceal a steal RSJ ceiling beam
Concealing a steal (rsj) beam If you're not into a more industrial, "loft-style" look, read this guide on how to conceal rolled-steel joists (RSJs) in your ceiling. Here are a...
Repairing an overflowing cistern
Repairing an overflowing cistern There are many different types of cistern and also many different types of fittings within the cistern, this info is a guide only. 1. Fisrtly, you...
Building Garden Steps
Building garden steps Graded tiers in any garden can create depth and interest, building some garden steps to get about easily will be needed. Here's how you do it. Note:...
How to remove a non load bearing wall
Removing a non load bearing wall Not an easy DIY task; make sure that before you start, the wall you're removing is definitely non-load bearing! If you intend adding a...