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Thanks for letting me know about Sapele - I have read the Greenpeace webpage and will try not to make the same mistake our Prime Minister did!

Thanks, 1511, for your help. I am still saving up for a new door but have made notes based on your advice!

I will have to look at the boatyard sometime - it won't be too much trouble to nip onto a train to Hoveton then stroll to the boatyard - don't hold your breath for me to do it - things keep cropping up at the moment!

Thanks, Oilman, I think I will save up for an oak door anyway! I will bear in mind your varnishing tips in case the money falls short of an oak door! I am not sure about having to do eight coats each year though - although I see why it has to be done! Lynda

Thanks, Oilman, for your advice. Oak doors seem attractive but I will have to shop around for one I can afford - I have just done a Google on Oak doors and have seen various prices! I am warming to the idea of oak not requiring varnishing though - I hate the job!

Thanks, Deluks, for your advice! I did seal and varnish the door before it was fitted but I seem to remember the man cutting the door to fit it! I will have to be ready with the sealer and varnish when the next door is fitted! I will now look up the local Timber merchants to see if they...

My late-seventies Kentucky front door is past its best - to put it mildly! The infuriating thing about this door during the course of the years is that, every wet autumn we have had, the door has swollen to such an extent it is extremely difficult to open/close it! I have various men...