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    MDF painting cock up?

    I’m going a little bit nuts over painted MDF. Had a large built in wardrobe made. Self painted with Leyland MDF primer x 3 coats. Top coated with x 3 leyland acrylic eggshell. Months later there was a smell that wouldn’t go away - either the MDF or the paint, very hard to tell as not everyone...
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    Drainage holes wrongly placed in UPVC doors

    Finally got round to taking some new pics - after trying to fix the problem. Ended up drilling a few holes in desperate hope this might be the solution. First holes were directly through the lip of the frame to the outside. This didn't work - too much water still passing through the door...
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    Drainage holes wrongly placed in UPVC doors

    Hi Gazman, Trouble is, doors are in loft, three floors up with juliet balcony in place so doors can't open outwards. If drainage doesn't work assume that might mean new, correctly installed doors… Cheers
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    Drainage holes wrongly placed in UPVC doors

    Thanks for taking the time to have a (sideways) look Gazman. Pretty sure they are supposed to be drainage holes as there are four in total, evenly spaced and are drilled the same as the double doors downstairs which open outwards. I tested the drainage in those other doors - poured down a...
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    Drainage holes wrongly placed in UPVC doors

    Hi Gazman, Here's a pic of the doorframe - not sure why its rotated to portrait though. Sorry about that. You can see the drainage hole near the inside and although dirty, probably see there are no drainage holes facing outwards? Cheers.
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    Drainage holes wrongly placed in UPVC doors

    We have a historic issue with a leak since moving into a property a couple of years ago - finally found out the problem (or assume I have) which is that the drainage holes within the frame for the upvc doors in the loft are facing into the house not away towards the outside cill - just want to...
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    Insulating groundfloor cavity

    Hi, Newbie here so apologies if this topic has been covered before. Can't find anything that answers my issues directly... Live in an Edwardian house with about a 4 foot cavity under the floorboards. Under the house is very well ventilated with air bricks but this makes the ground floor very...
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