Building a foundation strip for a brick wall extension
A little bit of help when you intend doing a new extension to your home. A DIAGRAM THAT EXPLAINS THE TECHNIQUE AND STYLE Set the foundation width and thickness of...
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Decorating external doors
External door decoration is absolutely critical to prolonging the doors life span, when for instance was the last time you actually had the door decorated on the top and bottom...
External door construction
Virtually all external doors are over veneered these days, this doesn't result in the door being inferior in any way. Construction methods for doors, laminating the veneers, the construction of...
Door size measurement conversion table
Imperial sizes are the traditional sizes measured in "inches" or "feet and inches" Metric sizes have been used by builders of new homes for about 30 years, they are a...
Internal oak doors construction
Our internal oak doors are veneered on a solid core, these cores are either laminated timber or a composite material, these materials are designed for their ease of use, stability,...
Glossary of wooden door terms
About Wooden Doors - Glossary of Terms - DirectDoors.com When looking at or reading about doors, you are likely to come across some new and old terminology, this list may...
New double door sizes now available
New sizes of Double Doors Our new standard range of double doors are mainly available in the 1981x1168x40mm and some are also available in a range of sizes including, 1981x1220x40mm,...
Fire Door Construction
Detailed Construction of fire doors FD30 (30 minutes) fire doors are usually 45mm thick, as opposed to the standard door thickness of 35 mm, there is absolutely no point if...
Fire Door Testing Facts
Fire doors are primarily designed to restrict the spread of fire and are required to perform three main functions: To protect all escape routes from the effects of fire (including...
Fire Door Seals - Intumescent Fire & Smoke Seals
Intumescent Fire & Smoke Seals A fire door must be fitted with approved intumescent strips which play a crucial part in acheiving the fire door rating if you wish to...
Fitting Fire and Smoke Seals
Fire and smoke seals, some tips on fitting them. In addition to fitting effective fire doors it is important to know how and when to fit fire and smoke seals...
Repairing a faulty wc ball valve
How to repair a toilet ball valve Fixing a faulty ball valve Wc cistern ball valves control the water flowing into toilet cisterns. They can wear out and cause an...