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Theatre Room DoorsHi felicity
The best thing to do is put in solid core doors that match the rest of the doors in the house.
If you just have standard flush panel doors (standard flat… chippy replied 3 July 2014 ago pearlJun 29, 2014 3:52 pm Cost for Window upgrades Reasonable?1. For acoustic rated windows, sliding windows are not a good option. Awnings or casement windows are recommended.
2. Builders always have excessive margins for upgraded items. Low-e on east facing windowHi nish,
will you be able to tell me the price for the e window and the supplier name. I am in the process of starting to build a house in Sydney.
Your help will be much… Buy new or RestoreYou changed from AL to Wood? Besides appearance?
Why?
Her house was on the sea front. The anodised aluminium windows had casement… Awning, Casement, Double Hung ...
Your awnings and casements are the best option, sashless units although they look great have terrible energy ratings.
Any openable window is fine for evaporative.… LaceyM replied 2 June 2014 ago Narrow openable windowThe main limit on width is the hardware... we can do min 450mm wide, min 500mm high in awning.
Ed ECOECO replied 23 May 2014 ago LouRMay 20, 2014 10:51 pm Stain grade and paint gradeStain grade is real timber.
Paint grade is MDF.
Stronger? I would say if they are solid then similar.
Of course, real timber stained looks better
JB1 replied 17 May 2014 ago Wind/rain regs relating to windowsBackground to my questions is that we're having a house built, and had an inspection the other day - and noticed that one of the windows looked different to expected. The… Forg started a topic 12 May 2014 ago These are the best pictures I have of them at the moment.… First Floor window-can it be sliding one?Hi tothsk,
Yes in this instance the builder is probably right. These windows may not be standard but they definitely are possible. They may cost a little extra. I guess… Double glazing a poorly insulated houseI would fit an aluminium louvre set at 90 degrees to the wall, just above the window/door. The void is particularly easy for a louvre installation. I think it would look… ECOECO replied 15 April 2014 ago AvaGApr 07, 2014 11:19 pm Push out windows that keep flopping downWe finally fixed the problem. Firstly I must correct my initial post. It was WD40 and not CRC that was used on the hinges. Firstly we tried detergent - no success, then… PTG replied 7 April 2014 ago established home - double glazingHi Adrian, No offence for intended and I hope you took none. No problem, I re-read my post and agree that uPVC does not need a thermal break due to its inefficient… Fix a cavity sliding doorDoes anyone know where you can get one of these offset spanners to adjust the height of a cavity sliding door? I've been varnishing our door sills at last and used Sikkens Cetol Hlse in pine but every doorsill seems to come up a different colour. The joiner who made them said he… kid81Mar 24, 2014 12:48 pm 'lift off' doors: toilet regulations?A better option than lift out hinges is to have toilet doors opening outwards rather than into the toilet.
In the event of an emergency a property toilet lock should be… Centor Bifold Door adjustmentSadly this is all too common. I see a lot of bifold doors that have trouble working properly after being adjusted to the max mostly because the builder has put a low spec… External glass door into cavity fitting?Hi
I want to look at installing a single glass door into a bedroom as an external door. I would like to see if I can use a cavity wall fitting as space is a premium. Not… winxie1 started a topic 9 March 2014 ago paint splatter on window framesSafe options:
- Car cleaning soap and water with microfibre rag
- Orange oil with microfibre rag
- As above then with non scratch pad
- Car bug and tar remover with… Meranti WindowsAgree with Doorkeeper. Although it's important to know that Meranti is an Asian imported timber. We use all Victorian Ash to make our windows and doors which is locally… Deadlock or Deadbolt for Exterior DoorsThanks.. I wanted to keep it cheap as I have 3-4 doors.. Also Didn't want those which auto lock if the door slams due to wind and we are in garden or something.. its replied 14 February 2014 ago Screening double front doorsHaven't got this on our current house but did have on last. We simply had a double screen door - the two door locked together and they had sperate bolts going into the… Althom replied 10 February 2014 ago Top part of window frames at 25c why?Not just cost. All concrete slabs can flex a little. To deal with this builders are required to have articulation joints to prevent cracking of the brickwork.
The most… Thanks Ed
I'd love to shop around but feel like I'm locked in if we end up going with the volume builder. If we end up doing the renovation option our choices widen…
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