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Questions asked by our loyal customers:
1: Are all our doors made from solid wood?
Answer:
All doors that are sold off the shelf are all engineered with an over veneer of solid wood
The reason for this is because doors made from oak have a tendancy to warp and split.
Also this allows the whole tree to be used and therefore reducing waste and conforms to ecological constraints.
Most external and internal doors are now made this way and have been for a number of years and the manufactures are happy to guarantee their durability as the doors are more stable.
There are a couple of external hardwood doors that are solid timber i.e. Derby & Edinburgh doors & the internal pitch pine doors are solid wood.
2:.What is the difference between Mortice&Tenon and Dowelled external doors?
Answer:
External Mortice & Tenon doors(M&T)
The horizontal rails of the door have a tenon cut at the ends which then slots into the mortice of the vertical stiles, this is then glued and wedged creating a very strong traditional joint
External Dowelled doors
The dowelled construction is where the horizontal and vertical rails meet together and are linked with 2 or more dowells and then glued together. The dowelled doors have always been thought of as being the weaker relation to the Mortice & Tenon door, however with todays technology the glues are stronger than the wood itself.
3.Will the doors and sidelights fit my opening
Answer
Most of our external doors and sidelights fit most openings. We do offer a service for purpose made frames to fit bigger than average openings of any size. Our joiners are at hand to discuss any of your plans or worries and talk over your sizes, building regs, opening etc. We are able to fit the locks,hinges,letterplate for you, so all you have to do is fit into place.
4.How long for Delivery
Answer
Our own delivery team operate within the m25 to include London, Essex, and parts of Surrey, Hertfordshire Berkshire Sussex and Kent. Deliveries are normally every week scheduled for Wednesday/Thusdays.
Also we deliver to the rest of the UK via an established courier company and deliver within 7 days. Our sales team is at hand to sort delivery for any day you require within the UK. Delivery of doors are available to France, Ireland, Jersey etc and for delivery on Saturday but please ring to confirm costing. You will be advised if any doors are not available and if you wish to place on back-order, an estimated due date will be given but this can exceed by as much as 8 weeks due to overseas problems etc
Delivery costs for all our doors is shown on the home page.
5. Is it ok to fit an internal door as an external door ?
Answer
No. Firstly the doors are of a different thickness, an internal door is 35mm or 40mm if metric and an exterior door is 45mm thick. Also the doors are made in a different way the glues and moisture content differ on whether for interior or exterior use. Also although you may have a porch built in front of the exterior door thus thinking this makes it ok to use an interior door, there is not the added security required as proper security locks cannot be fitted to an internal door. The door would not be covered under any warranty if hung in the wrong environment.
6 Do you have a showroom ?
Answer:
No. We operate on the internet only thus keeping costs down which is passed on to the customer. We do however hold a small amount of stock at our warehouse which you could look at to see colour of woods used oak,meranti,pine,or white finish doors or if we have in stock the design of a specific door. Also you can pick-up doors from the warehouse if required.
7: Do you have the doors in stock
Answer
We only hold a very small amount of stock doors, as we have not the space to carry every size and type of door available, the range is too large. We order direct from the manufactures and deliver within 7 days
8: How to fit a door
Answer
How To Fit A Wooden Door:
Upon receiving your new wooden door whether internal or external, please check if in good condition.
The door should then be treated prior to hanging as per instructions on our Technical data section. The doors should then be offered up to your opening and trimmed to size if necessary, leaving a 3mm gap all the way round the between the door and frame.
It is recommended to use 2 hinges with an internal door and 3 hinges with an external door. To fit the hinges on a new frame and door place 1 leaf of the hinge 150ml down from the top and 200ml up from the bottom and if using 3 hinges place the third in the middle of these two and using a knife mark round the leaf where you have pencil marked it.Then set your gauge to the thickness of the hinge leaf and mark between cut lines and proceed to cut outwith a tenon saw about 5mil apart and chop round the edge with a chisel take out wood ready for the hinge to sit into drill holes and scew tight. Repeat on frame if new or clean up if existing frame. Then rest the door on blocks of wood and offer up to opening and frame until level with hinge housing then fix the the hinges with only 2 screws at first to check how door fits and if needing to be trimmed at bottom and then re-hang and fit all screws.
Fitting Locks:
Two locks are two be fitted to an External Wooden Door, a nightlatch and a deadlock. If you fit these one a third of the way down and the other a third of the way up the door this will ensure better security of the door. The nightlatch can be fitted as per instructions and you will have to drill a 36mil hole in the door and drill from both sides so as not to break out the door. The dealock requires a mortice in the edge of the door, do not mortice out the door where you have a rail on the door as this will weaken the door. After choppin the mortice and housing in the face plate place lock on the side of door to mark key hole. Fit both locks and try the lock
Fitting a Letterplate:
Remove the door and lay flat mark out the letter plate and cut hole in door, seal the hole and also seal the top and bottom of the door whilst it is lying flat. Fit the letter plate and check operates correctly.
If fitting to a new frame wait for the door to dry before fitting draught-excluder
Maintaining your Wooden Door:
1. Please do not stand your door where it has recently been plastered as the moisture will get into the doors and make them warp or the veneer will lift
2. Please do not lay doors on a uneven floor as the doors will mould to the shape of the floor
3. Please do not stack doors in front of a radiator
4. Please do not leave doors out in the rain or expose to extreme sunlight
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