hardwood

Hi all I have a Hardwood gate I would like to hang in the pictured opening. It has been sat in my garage for 2 years and since then vals have appeared in it but it’s still rock solid (plus extremely heavy!). It already had x2 cut outs for 100mm hinges (Toolstation Heavy ones)and I have...

I have the option to buy a herringbone wood floor I have seen in two thickness options 10mm or 14mm (about £150 more). Which would be better? Most likely I will be doing a floating fit, tongue and groove, as it has 2 underlays (duralay and sound proof vinyl).

I'm at a loss as to what decision I should make. I'm just in the process of buying a new lower ground floor flat in London which is approx 50sqm. Its been unoccupied for a few years and we will be renovating before we move in. In the late 80s the wooden floor was ripped out and replaced with a...

Making some Sapele replacement windows and would like advice on the best primer to use. In the past I have seen Aluminium primer used but I was disappointed with the application. It seemed to drag and blob easily. For finishing I’ll probably use Dulux Weathershield oil based. Richard

I have a bit of a new project and I'm hoping I could gather some expert tips while I'm still in the planning stages as I've seen some contradictory advice. I am moving to a new build and want to install parquet on most of the ground floor using...

I'm converting a car port which used to house the front door (with side light) so there will now need to be a standard 30" internal door there, but there also needs be a step down in to the new room as levels differ. Is a standard 32" door frame that includes a (preferably hardwood) threshold...

Wonder in you chaps could offer some advice please. I've recently laid a solid oak floor, 6" plank width. Most of the planks are level, but there are the odd one or two that are a mm higher than the previous one. What grade would I start with, to level these discrepancies? Is there a...

One of the buildings that I look after dates from the 1870s. We have a presumably orginal door that is of 'slatted' construction with boards that are butted up to one another. There is some separation of these boards now and I'm unsure what would be the best product to fill them with. It...