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Thanks for your help, all.

The hinges are pretty much as new with no wear or looseness apparent. The play is taken up by the top hinge closing a bit more. The right hand door seems to sit fine on the same type of hinge.

Hey it was a sunny day! At least you can't see my legs in those shorts... Anyway all hinges are tightly attached to bothe frame and door. I checked the hinge, it's not bent or deformed. I think I'll have to try hinges with a smaller arm to see if that makes a difference.

Here we go... not really much different is it? You can with (with some force) close up the top hinge almost as much as the bottom by pushing/lifting the door in an anti-clockwise direction when seen from outside. Does that make sense?

Hi, that's pretty much what it looks like with the other door open, too, because the 'latch side' of the door is resting on the doorstep slightly. I'll try a picture anyway.Hang on...............

I've been trying to post some photos, but failed! Anyway to try and explain: the doors are perfectly square and all screws are tight. On the hinge side the door fits close into the frame at the bottom, but at the top there is a 5mm gap between the door and the frame. Along the top there is a gap...

Hi, thanks for the reply. The doors are 23" x 78" and each has 10 double-glazed lights. The hinges are all securely attached to the doors and frame and it is possible to lift them slightly when they're closed, just about enough to make them sit properly.

I have a pair of french doors that have a pair of 4" x 6" parliament hinges on so that they can fold out flat against the outside wall of the house. The trouble is that the tops of the doors are 'sagging' in on one another. Is it that the doors are too heavy for the hinges? If so should I...

I used this on quarry tiles and it worked. It's a weak acid solution http://www.pureadhesion.co.uk/product/209/ltp-grout-stain-remover

Cheers!

Thanks. Do you think a liquid wax polish would do it?

Uh oh... I've had a similar (though not as bad) problem in that the finish with the hardwax oil is 'uneven'; glossy in some places and easily leaves white scratch marks. I assume that it's too thick in these places? I did try to work it in well but it seems not too have worked. Anyway I've...

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Can't help with the fixing, but in my previous house I used a 2-inch thick slice of ash sawn lengthways, cut square for the wall and leaving the natural profile on the front, and supported it with reclaimed victorian cast-iron shelf brackets. Worked well!

Sorry that I wasn't clear enough. I don't really mind how the central heating works,but I do appreciate that with an unvented system that it runs at higher pressure. I was thinking about the hot water and the use of an unvented system to provide higher pressure hot water for showers etc. The...

I'm having an extension built and need a new boiler etc. I'm keen on having an unvented system, but the builder's plumber sucked his teeth when I suggested it. He said it would be better pumped for a variety of reasons and I'd just like some opinions. The pressure is fine, but the flow isn't too...

I've got a large area of uneven grassed garden which needs levelling and digging over. I'll tackle it in smaller areas of about 5 x 5m at a time and I'd welcome opinions on which sort of machinery to use. There seem to be two sizes of smaller rotovators/tillers - how are they suited to this...

Thanks - just need to see how much money's left after the builder's been paid..................

Thanks again!

Thanks, 've done all the sweeping (2 bin bags of birds nest) and had advice on the opening. Will I need to add a throat restrictor?