How to sand a wooden floor
Sanding a wooden floor. Clear the room and seal it to keep the dust from escaping. The job you are about to do will be a dusty job! If the...
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New metric door size categories added
At last....new categories for metric doors. DirectDoors.com have added 6 new internal door categories for door types which are available in the normally hard to find metric door sizes. These...
How to fit skirting boards to a wall
1. Cover all your work area with dust sheets, protection is better than cure. 2. Using a sharp putty knife (or a craft type knife similar to a stanley knife)...
How to fit architraves to a door frame
How to fit an architrave Using a sharp putty knife (or a craft type knife similar to a stanley knife) place it between the edge of the architrave and the...
Apprenticeship grants are snapped up
A minimum of 18000 apprenticeships were created in England in the past year. This information relates to the last 9 months and covers the 16-24 age group with aproximately 65%...
Trade Sign Up to DirectDoors
Our new "Trade Sign Up" page is active, a cracking deal is just ahead. The new feature is built specifically to accommodate trade customers that require a much lighter approach...
5 lever locks, what are they?
What is a 5 lever lock? 5 lever sash locks and 5 lever dead locks, know the difference! There are three main questions here so it's probably best to answer...
Why do I need fire doors.
There are lots of different ideas about fire doors but the best two answers are below. When providing a protected stairway in a dwellinghouse, do I need to fit fire-resisting...
Badly fitted doors
My latest rambling was Inspired by reading a desperate post on a forum about a single lady being ripped off by a so called joiner fitting a door so badly...
Unusual doors or just a nightmare?
Having travelled a fair bit throughout the world I always think to myself that I have seen most things but the old saying "every day is a school day" is...
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT THEFT
Plant & EQUIPMENT Theft Can the construction industry really afford to lose hundreds of millions of pounds a year?Probably not....... Yet that’s exactly what is happening to plant owners and...
Cavity Closers For New Windows
New build cavity closers for windows, for the width, and or the height, these items are supplied flat packed. This is a completely new product for our range of windows...