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ok and final q - buying door lining sets v door lining (non-sets)....builder wants me to buy the former but its more costly for me. Some of ours widths are non standard, so we have 110, 130, 140 and some much more. What does a door set actually offer over a non door set, does it impact...

How is it prettier if it is painted white? Wont it look the same as softwood painted white?

Not yet, but we will soon. Gutted out a large house and working on the rebuild, so have to look at doors, and door linings next. In your opinion, is there any upside in going for hardwood door linings if they are going to be painted white? I just like the idea of strong frames rather than soft...

Are you a carpenter? What is your suggestion for a high end home?

Noted, cheers. Is hardwood window boards and American oak like this one here, the same thing or different? http://www.diytimberpacks.com/32-x-219mm-pre-varnished-solid-white-oak-window-board-2x2-1m.php?cat=64

My builder suggested 25mm but a few of the Internet sites I looked at only offered 19mm or 32mm. Is 32 too thick and 19mm on the thin side? Also any suggested good sites you recommend I can order from that you have used?

Looking for a solid oak window board - what is a good suggested thickness to choose to butt up to my new double glazed windows?

By door surrounds I mean door lining, yes. Our BCO indicated that we should have FD30 doors on the newly converted loft room but he cannot force us to install it on the old loft rooms but would recommend it. But definitely need FD30+intumescent strips between garage and playroom. We have...

What downsides, if any, would you say there to having such a large area on one zone? Do you find some areas which are hot and other which are cold?

Just spoke to the company, they said it will be one zone but three circuits.

I have an open plan kitchen and living room area which will be roughly 80m2. I have several quotes from different UFH suppliers, most have put 3 circuits on this area and therefore 3 thermostats. One firm has put this all on one circuit with the logic being that "because of air movement in the...

Hi noseall By door casing do you mean the door surrounds or architraves? I plan to paint the door architrave and skirting (if I end up choosing MDF). We've been told by our BCO that we wont need the intumescent strips except for the doors between a ground floor room and garage. Same with...

I have quite a few doors to line. Are there any considerations I should give when deciding what type of door surround I should fit, in terms of pine or hardwood? The doors themselves will either be oak or walnut vaneer. Would it be okay to have MDF skirting and architrave but soft wood or...

I know that acustic rockwool type insulation is better for soundproofing compared to rigid foam type insulation. I would like to know from the technical side why this. I would have thought with rigid foam, the particles are more compact together which is better? Is it because with acoustic...

Because of the size of the renovation project I am undertaking I told my private building regs inspector to also cover the installation of the new windows which are going in now, and he has agreed to do that without additional charge. I guess then the FENSA thing is irrelevant for me here from...

And this is largely the accepted view is it? When I spoke to Fensa directly a few weeks ago they said that they don't guarantee or provide insurance on an installer's Windows and that they are just a registration body and that it upto the firm to have its own insurance backed guarantee.

Some confusion here when I ask this question to people. Does a FENSA certificate simply only cover self declaration of window installs so that you dont need building regs or does it actually cover the warranty of a window / bi-fold / patio door / roof lantern for issues that might arise and the...

Yes, my installer did warn me about this before we ordered them and suggested I go for the clear Windows or those with the bars inbetween the panes rather than external. I wanted the genuine looking ones.....guess I'll pay the price in years to come. I'm a lazy bugger so window cleaning...

Pls explain why.

Ok so proper Georgian bars are solid white bars within the glazing unit then? So they have to be made up of individual panes of glass to be considered genuine? Mighty expensive no doubt?