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A sad malaise of PVC doors unfortunately, pics of both will help to show likely week spots in any repairs and perhaps remedies how these can be beefed up...pinenot :)

A photo of the full door please...pinenot :)

Looks like water getting in below the window sill, as these are PVC by the looks of, would suggest there are replacements and the sealing under the external sill not very good. To get a good view of the area, try taking pictures (use care leaning out) or a mirror to see what's what...pinenot :)

Nice one...pinenot :)

There has been a lot of study, trial and error etc. done on this via the various timber frame companies, trying to find the best way to achieve this. Bear in mind timber has it's own thermal properties which unless your trying for a zero carbon outcome, serves pretty well. The objective pursued...

I'm assuming you want to cut it in half or other, in a straight line and with cut edges you can cover etc. etc. Why not cut it with an angle grinder, fitted with a cutting disk...pinenot :)

In that case look through the advise contained in English Heritage traditional stone buildings and how to repair them, all the information you need is there, good luck and let us know how your getting on...pinenot :)

You'r looking for retrofit, swing clear cranked hinges 180 deg. but fitting them could be tricky. Could you post pics of the current hinge and post stiles and legs to see what's possible, oh and how much of a throw is required? ...pinenot :)

Then it wouldn't be a trickle vent, better to get water cooled computers and pump it to where it would be useful...pinenot :)

Unblocking drains is a good idea. As you have already seen with the walls, the surfaces can dry out pretty quickly when an airflow gets to them, so uncover the floors and the same thing will happen most likely. Now you need to investigate where the moisture is coming from, by the way stone...

Sounds like you'd be better off fitting a magnetic lock, either with key operation or numeric pad...pinenot :)

You could use Durisol rrecycled blocks if your local builders merchant can source them, once laid these are infilled with concrete and to provide the relevant strength required, just an option...pinenot :)

Hi, before going down the road of routing the edges to fit strip seals, it might be better to assess the current situation first. How much of a gap exist currently between doors /frames, what fire rating are you trying to achieve and does this involve upgrading the stops??? Now you don't...

Your right weight may be a problem in this situation. The new regs (2013) limit to 10 microgrammes/litre any lead in the supply, you really should have this tested and if the lead has to be replaced problem solved, just route the supply around the post area. Bit mercenary on my part to point...

I married two 8' x 6' sheds together to make one large one, laughingly called my workshop, it soon filled with stuff making the saw and workbench difficult to reach at times...you have been warned...pinenot :)

Frank's right an inspection of the drain would be best first step, there are different ways of fixing, best to find out first what were dealing with. Not sure if you can hire these at any reasonable rates, using a professional is defeating this sites purpose. Seam to remember Aldi recently...

Not following you, Wickes do both 112.5 bends and shoes both of which will do the job? ...pinenot :)

Often these strips are simply pushed in to the concrete and as such can be readily removed, but first we need to ascertain how beefy this metal strip is. If you can, try hitting down into the concrete with a club hammer, a good smart smack should tell you how well embedded it is. If there's any...

Far better to chisel out the old pocket and fit a cover piece (no need to fill the latch hole) using a piece of similar wood and grain, glue it in. Time and dust/grime will bring the patch closer in colour, and if you stain it perhaps you can match the patch in with extra coats...pinenot :)

One good/bad thing, depending how you look at it, it's not load bearing as such, only load appears to be the brick infill which could be replaced if you wanted to. As for the state of the frame, it's not to bad, some paint stripper required and making good the old lock keeper (by the looks) That...