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A Guide to the Specification of Different Door Hinges

Door Hinges: The In’s and Out’s Of Your Homes Out’s & In’s There are aspects of home renovation that are exciting and rewarding, after all you are deciding on the surroundings you and your family will be living in for … Continue reading

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A Guide to Building Regulations for Doors and Historic Buildings

Many towns and villages have buildings that don’t meet the criteria for statutory listing but they are of historical significance to the local area. They may be relatively recent 20th century buildings or even street furniture but are considered important … Continue reading

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Working From The Modern Home Office – part two

Honey, I’m Home! A survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed that around half of all firms now offered at least some opportunity for employees to work from home even if only occasionally. The figure for full time home … Continue reading

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Working From The Modern Home Office – part one

Honey, I’m Home! Wonderland or gridlock? Around a third of all the journeys to work in the UK during the snowy weather seen at the start of February 2012 were badly affected by it. Schools closed and even the trains … Continue reading

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External Oak Door Frames: Strength, Durability & Style

Oak Door Frames The opportunity to redesign the welcome that your house gives to you and your guests doesn’t stop with the choice of door. It’s worth thinking about the frame the door sits in, poetically parallelled by this French … Continue reading

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Osmo Polyx Oils – It’s Not How You Start It’s How You Finish That Counts

What is it that you really appreciate in the virtues of good wood? What is it that you value or cherish in owning expensive solid oak doors as opposed to choosing cheaper alternatives? Maybe you wanted a certain style of … Continue reading

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Antique Oak Doors

Antique oak doors are a design feature exclusive to only certain types of homes. True, that group has widened greatly in the past two decades but never the less it’s a door that only looks right with the right home … Continue reading

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9 Frugal and Fabulous Decorating Ideas

As Christmas approaches many people like to smarten up their homes and even decorate a room or two before they put up Christmas trees and garlands to welcome the festive season. If you would like to give your home a … Continue reading

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The Habitat Home: Terence Conran’s Legacy

If you grew up in the 60s or 70s, then you probably remember the rise of Habitat: the household furnishings chain that revolutionised the way people in the UK thought about their homes. The first branch of Habitat opened in … Continue reading

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Oak Door Care – How to Treat Your Newly Delivered Doors

Oak Door Care – Things to Consider We take great pride in our brand here at UK Oak Doors and that shows in our customer feedback, achieving an average approval rating of 9.1 out of 10 stars on Trustpilot. From … Continue reading

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