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    Low E glass

    It's pretty common.
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    treads butt to riser or go under?

    In my original reply I wasn't trying to put tim00 down but it was the 3rd post of his I had read where he was demonstrating a lack of basic knowledge and I was worried. I could have made my post gentler but I am a 1 finger typer and it takes me ages to post anything so I tend to be blunt. For...
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    treads butt to riser or go under?

    tim00, I have built more sets of treads, staircases and ladders than I can remember, straight, curved, circular, on wheels, for houses, warehouses, TV, theatre, film and opera so if you don't know something basic and you ask for advice don't get ****y when it is given.
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    treads butt to riser or go under?

    From this and your previous posts I think you are a bit too far out of your depth to be building your own stairs yet. There are plenty of books on the subject which I would suggest you read, if you dont know the answers to these simple questions who knows what other potentially dangerous...
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    Door linings and casings query?

    It is wrong.
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    How to fix skirting to a rounded corner

    If time wasn't a problem you could build it up with 2 part filler and sand to shape.
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    specs for wooden double glazing

    New regulations have come in recently on the manufacture of windows, Mighton might be a source of info, but otherwise they aren't difficult to make.
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    Timber windows - what to spec and pay?

    It's not that hard to fit casement windows but you will have to pay your local council a fee to inspect afterwards. The spec is up to you but it will have to meet current building regs, ask the suppliers for a U value as that will give you a comparison. I would go for engineered softwood then...
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    Double sprung hinges .. . .

    Yes you have to play with the various preloads to get them to sit right.
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    Haefle madness

    Try Woodfit
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    Why so expensive?

    2 inch by 4 inch is very small. Birch ply is expensive. Shop around.
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    Worktop joining strips for roll edge (top and bottom)

    I've never seen a bullnose worktop but joining strips dont go all the way round so you should be alright although they always say"council house" to me. You can use a circular saw but cut the worktop upside down and feed into the front edge.
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    cutting out holes in mdf

    Sanding sealer is a shellac based varnish like button polish, once it has been applied and dried you can, using the correct grades of sandpaper, get the cut edges as smooth as the face.
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    Finishing wood Worktops???

    This stuff is good http://www.axminster.co.uk/rustins-rustins-clear-plastic-coating-prod23018/
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    Double sprung hinges .. . .

    The hinge should fit centrally on the doorstop and then you need to plant a strip of wood on the door to allow the hinge to sit centrally on that as well. They are a pain in the arse to fit!
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    Double sprung hinges .. . .

    You don't fit bomber hinges like you are fitting them in the photo.
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    Sealing a worktop to make it heat resistant

    It shouldn't really be nessesary but you could use self adhesive metal tape.
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    Costs

    If that's just labour then yes. Presuming this is ground floor and access and parking are OK you're probably looking at a max of a days work per door. You can work the rest out.
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    decent locks for sash windows

    I always use push Ventlocks from Mighton, you push them in with your finger and twist, no keys needed.
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    what external seal for sash windows

    Trowelling mastic is what you need.
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