Letter Boxes - Letter Plates - Mail Boxes - History - Diy Tip 48
Fitting a letter box or letter plate: 1. First decide where you want to put your letterbox on the door. Use the letterbox as a template and draw...
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Doors Fitted, Some of our library of work completed
This is one of my simplest blogs where I have tried to let the pictures tell the story, these images are only a small sample of Bespoke Door work we...
Wood & Vehicle Construction
I have always had a love affair with old cars, I grew up working with some local guys in their parents stables, they were from the posh end of the...
Old Doors - Old Pubs - Sheep Heid Duddingston Edinburgh
The exterior door and inner door to this pub is probably at least 150 years old, that's as much door info as this blog contains but please read on. Isn't...
Doors with Transoms - Fanlights - 10 Downing Street - DIY Tip 47
I would expect that most readers of this blog have absolutely no idea what a "Transom" is, so let me explain. The transom is the area above the door (not...
Cat Flaps and Dog Flaps - DIY Tip 46
It doesn't have to be a "dog's life" even for a cat. This blog is dedicated to the pet lovers amongst us of which I am one. My girls are...
Custom Bifold Doors for Single Openings - Oak
We have now added a new range of Custom Bifold doors to the www.DirectDoors.com web site for those single doorways that have limited entrance / exit space, for the moment...
Locks - History
Reference; My thanks go to Mary Bellis on www.About.com for the following information. Mary Bellis has been writing about inventors since 1997. She also loves to tinker (invent) and spends...
Pine Doors - Finland - Forests
I started this particular blog with the intention of mentioning our Interior Pine doors and finding any links to the production of wood for this purpose, it would...
RSS feeds on DirectDoors.com
We have now added a new "RSS" feed to the DirectDoors.com web site. The "RSS" feed allows you as a customer to receive a feed direct to your email address...
Folding Doors - DIY tip 43
I have been looking to add a new range of Folding doors to the web site for some time and I am pleased to announce that I have now added...
Measuring Arch Top Doors - Diy tip 44
Over the years I have been asked to replace doors which are "Arched" or rounded on the top. I have always tried to make sure that the individual requiring the...