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We
make every effort to ensure that all our doors and raw lumber suppliers
claim they purchase from Managed Forest sources and we especially
support those where replanting programs are employed.
Some species of timber have a restricted
cutting allocation per annum and it is therefore possible that we may
offer a product in an alternative timber which you would really
prefer.
It is very rare that we will use species such as
Brazilian Mahogany, Luzon, Luan or English Oak in our productions.
We donate as much of our Used Paper
& Cardboard for Recycling as is practical.
For more information On Engineered
Doors See The Modern
Methods Page |
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Raised
Mouldings are a separately carved or machined beading fixed to
the face of a door.
This is normally applied around the Fielded Panels and Glass
Openings.
Raised Mouldings give the door a great deal of character and visual
depth.
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Dowel
construction doors are made of
separate components i.e. Stiles, Head Rail, Mid Rails, Bottom Rails etc.
The main components are joined by Bore Holes
and Fluted Dowels which are glued and inserted into the dowel holes. The door is then
pressed by hydraulic or pneumatic press to complete its assembly. This method is employed to assemble
'Economical' exterior doors and almost always to assemble interior
doors.
Further Information is in the Useful
Door Data pages.
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Mortice &
Tenon refers to the main joints of two pieces of wood.
A Mortice & Tenon Joint basically means that two pieces of
wood are joined by carving a tenon peg on one piece of wood and
boring a mortice hole in another. The tenon is then glued and
passed through the mortice hole, it is glued and wedged in
place to
secure a firm joint.
This is a well proven way of joining two pieces
of wood together and has been employed since man kind
invented joinery.
A Mortice & Tenon
construction is therefore superior to a
dowel built exterior door in withstanding the climate.
NOTE:
Most modern interior doors are built with dowel construction as they are not exposed to severe
weather conditions and Dowel
Joints are therefore adequate.
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While
99% of our doors are solid this does not normally mean that they are
solid oak, ash, pine, hardwood etc.
It is quite normal
& standard practice for doors to be made from engineered
components.
This means that the doors will be a veneer of oak, ash, pine
etc. over a composite core.
Making doors this
way gives a much more stable construction being less susceptible to
problems that solid timber components have such as twisting &
bowing.
Other benefits of
making doors this way are:
a. Kinder to forests
b. Much more cost effective
More detailed
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Modern Methods. |
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Internal Doors
All types of internal doors can be treated with paint or varnish
type finishes. Some types such as the oak engineered internal doors
may be treated with 'Danish Oil' or similar. Be sure to apply ample
coats to a new door and fresh coats periodically.
Do not use water based products as these will cause adverse effects
to your doors and void your warranty.
External Doors - Paint
External doors, frames and panels may be treated with exterior
quality paint. A primer coat, 2 undercoats and 2 gloss coats are
recommended. Be sure to seal both the top edge and bottom edge
underneath to prevent moisture entering the timber.
External Doors - Stain or Varnish
External Doors, frames and panels may be treated with a 'spirit
based micro-porous' treatment of quality exterior grade. A pre-dec
coat and four top coats are recommended. Be sure to seal both the
top edge and bottom edge underneath the door to prevent moisture
entering the timber. A pigmented treatment should be used to protect
the timber from ultraviolet rays. Clear varnish alone is not
sufficient to protect the timber.
NEVER use a 'water based' product on
your new external doors, frames, panels or windows. We do not
consider these to give adequate protection and no guarantee claim
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We
cannot offer any professional advice as we are not decorators. We
suggest that you seek advise from such a professional or a
decorators suppliers. What we
can recommend is that your doors should be treated with a
micro-porous stain or varnish, something with a hard finish.
We recommend that you DO NOT use
waxes or oils. While these may be fine for internal doors we feel
that they offer no where near enough protection from the elements &
we will not guarantee external doors at all if they have been
finished in this way.
The same applies to water based
stains as our past experience has shown that these are not as
durable as oil based. |
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All
our glass products
are produced up to or exceeding Building Regulations Tables as recommended
by the BSI INSTITUTION or the GLASS AND GLAZING FEDERATION.
For doors either TOUGHENED SAFETY GLASS or 6mm ANNEALED glass is supplied as a
minimum standard, some are even supplied with LAMINATE SAFETY GLASS at
our consideration.
Where WINDOWS
are supplied glazed the glass content will comply to the DOCUMENT
'L' LEGISLATION that came into force in UK on 1st APRIL 2002. All window glazing is
LOW `E` double glazing as standard and TOUGHENED when needed.
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The
standard
sizes available for each door are shown in the individual
pictorials on the applicable pages.
It is worth noting
the following :-
- Dowel External Doors are normally 40mm
thickness unless shown.
- Mortice & Tenon Doors are normally
44mm thickness unless shown.
- Internal Doors in Imperial sizes are
normally 35mm thickness unless shown.
- Internal Doors in Metric sizes
can be
either 35mm or 40mm Thickness depending on the product.
Refer to the
individual pictorials for information on each product. If you need assistance E-Mail
your query or use our enquiry
cart.
Useful information can be found in the METRIC CONVERSION TABLES in
Useful
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YES-Our
Bespoke Joinery Department makes many purpose made products to
suit all sorts of needs. If your door or frame is not a standard size (or design) we may be able to
produce one for you to your requirements. Please provide us with as much information as you can in order to
work out a quotation for you i.e. Design, Size, Thickness, Preferred
timber, Glazing apertures etc.
If you can E-Mail
a digital photograph with your enquiry it would be very useful.
Please e-mail JPG, GIF or PDF files for security.
Or you could post a
photograph, sketch or drawing to the above address.
Or Fax your drawing to 0114-2202254
Further Information is in the Useful
Door
Data Pages
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We can produce simple, one-off
products but only as part of a much bigger order of standard
products.
Contact us by
E-Mail
with your requirements.
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Depending
on your location delivery can be arranged in the
UK (Outside UK by arrangement for bulk orders).
Carriage charges depend on the area you need delivery and the quantity
of goods you require. Please include your Town,
County and Post Code
in any enquiry
you submit.
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There are various payment
options available which will be sent to you when we reply to your
enquiry.
You can pay :-
- Cash into certain banks.
- Internet Banking or Telephone
Banking.
- BACS
- Cheque
- Credit card
- Debit card
Personal callers may
also pay :-
- Cash
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Credit card
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Debit card
- Cheque
Please view the PAYMENT
OPTIONS Page
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Most
domestic properties in
U.K. use Imperial size doors (78"x27" or 78"x30"
etc.).
Some properties built in recent years do have Metric sized doors.
Our doors are listed using Imperial
sizes and Metric sizes where appropriate.
For a Guide an approximate CONVERSION
TABLE can
be found the Useful
Door Data pages that covers the most common sizes of the
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SORRY WE DO NOT
offer a fitting service but will endeavor to
supply all the goods you need for your new doors, windows, etc. |
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YES
we have a showroom at the above address.
Browse around at your
leisure, there are no pushy
salesmen.
For directions see the road map
here.
Please note that not all products on site
are in stock or on display. Our range is very comprehensive and not all doors are stock items.
If you wish to view a particular item, please do not hesitate to
call first to ensure the item you want to look at is in stock or an
example is available. |
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We do not have a cut to size service.
Dressing the door in to suit your frame really needs to be done on
site by your installer to suit the frame.
In the case of new frames being
supplied by us as well as doors and/or standard side panels we will
not trim the door(s)/panel(s) to fit the frame. Again this must be
done by your installer.
Custom made doors/panels are
usually made a couple of millimetres larger than requested to allow
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