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Eldest has put his foot through the hardboard on the living room door, (yup bed with no supper, grounded etc)am in the process of repairing the door(treating it like a hole in the wall, gluing a patch behind the hole, filling the hole, then painting the whole lot ) however see this repair as only temporary and am trying to source a replacement door thing is this door is 837 mm wide(trimmed) ie. wider than the standard supplied by B&Q, Homebase etc does any one know of a (preferably cheap) supplier in the Edinburgh area that will supply an interior door that can be sized to 837mm wide? -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 10:42:22 GMT, "soup" wrote:
Eldest has put his foot through the hardboard on the living room door, (yup bed with no supper, grounded etc)am in the process of repairing the Grounded? I hope thats grounded with instructions to do the dishes for a week and help fix the problem... door(treating it like a hole in the wall, gluing a patch behind the hole, filling the hole, then painting the whole lot ) however see this repair as only temporary and am trying to source a replacement door thing is this door is 837 mm wide(trimmed) ie. wider than the standard supplied by B&Q, Homebase etc does any one know of a (preferably cheap) supplier in the Edinburgh area that will supply an interior door that can be sized to 837mm wide? -- Promotional codes, discounts, money off http://www.promotionalcode.co.uk/ http://www.moneyoffvouchers.co.uk |
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soup wrote:
am trying to source a replacement door thing is this door is 837 mm wide(trimmed) ie. wider than the standard supplied by B&Q, Homebase etc does any one know of a (preferably cheap) supplier in the Edinburgh area that will supply an interior door that can be sized to 837mm wide? Virtually anyone should be able to supply one, it's a standard 2'9" door. Even TP have them for about £25. Try them, or Jewsons, or any BM. |
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In article , Soup wrote:
Eldest has put his foot through the hardboard on the living room door, (yup bed with no supper, grounded etc)am in the process of repairing the door(treating it like a hole in the wall, gluing a patch behind the hole, filling the hole, then painting the whole lot ) however see this repair as only temporary and am trying to source a replacement door thing is this door is 837 mm wide(trimmed) ie. wider than the standard supplied by B&Q, Homebase etc does any one know of a (preferably cheap) supplier in the Edinburgh area that will supply an interior door that can be sized to 837mm wide? 1981x838 (or 6'6" x 2'9" in old money) is a standard size for doors. Go to a proper timber merchants instead of the sheds. -- Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk Free SEDBUK boiler database browser http://www.sda.co.uk/qsedbuk.htm [Latest version QSEDBUK 1.10 released 4 April 2005] |
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Chris Bacon wrote:
Virtually anyone should be able to supply one, it's a standard 2'9" door. Even TP have them for about £25. Try them, or Jewsons, or any BM. Pardon my ignorance but who is TP? I would have thought everybody and his brother would sell them too but the ones I saw on the net didn't, Jewsons just say we have a range of doors no sizes or prices are given (well that I can see). Have fired an e-mail off to Lawson's timber (in Edinburgh) but they get there doors from a sawmill in Glasgow so I have no idea if the free local delivery applies to me or not, £25 delivery seems a "tad" excessive for a £50 door. -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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soup wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote: Virtually anyone should be able to supply one, it's a standard 2'9" door. Even TP have them for about £25. Try them, or Jewsons, or any BM. Pardon my ignorance but who is TP? tRavI5 P3rk1n5 spit I would have thought everybody and his brother would sell them too but the ones I saw on the net didn't, Jewsons just say we have a range of doors no sizes or prices are given (well that I can see). Phone them up and ask them. |
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mogga wrote:
Eldest has put his foot through the hardboard on the living room door, (yup bed with no supper, grounded etc)am in the process of repairing the Grounded? I hope thats grounded with instructions to do the dishes for a week and help fix the problem... He already "does" the dishes, when I went to live in digs (as a student) could cook, clean, iron etc. will not have any son of mine incapable of basic housekeeping tasks (even if sometimes it would be quicker/easier to do these things myself). Haven't fully decided how to punish him, he volunteers at the local RDA so he isn't allowed to do that this weekend he is too young to work (only just 13) so he can't pay for a new door and when I was fixing the door last night was too angry at him to trust myself to let him pass me things, so got his wee brother to do that (again with the would have been quicker/easier to do it myself) -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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Chris Bacon wrote:
tRavI5 P3rk1n5 spit Nope, still never heard of them. I am in the Edinburgh area maybe this is some sort of local or restricted to England firm. -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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soup wrote: Eldest has put his foot through the hardboard on the living room door, (yup bed with no supper, grounded etc)am in the process of repairing the door(treating it like a hole in the wall, gluing a patch behind the hole, filling the hole, then painting the whole lot ) however see this repair as only temporary and am trying to source a replacement door thing is this door is 837 mm wide(trimmed) ie. wider than the standard supplied by B&Q, Homebase etc does any one know of a (preferably cheap) supplier in the Edinburgh area that will supply an interior door that can be sized to 837mm wide? If it is hardboard, quicker and cheaper to buy a sheet and simply replace that? -- *Why isn't there a special name for the back of your knee? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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soup wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote: tRavI5 P3rk1n5 spit Nope, still never heard of them. I am in the Edinburgh area maybe this is some sort of local or restricted to England firm. http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/conta...es/default.asp |
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Chris Bacon wrote:
http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/conta...es/default.asp No wonder I had never heard of them, nearest outlet/branch is Peebles 17 miles away, no Edinburgh branch -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
If it is hardboard, quicker and cheaper to buy a sheet and simply replace that? Thought just patching then filling the hole would be a lot less effort and as the door is to be replaced [1]anyway didnt want to expend to much effort. [1] Damage just means it is being replaced sooner rather than "one day". -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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In article , Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
If it is hardboard, quicker and cheaper to buy a sheet and simply replace that? No, he should buy a solid door so that the next time the offender kicks it he will have a very painful toe g -- Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk Free SEDBUK boiler database browser http://www.sda.co.uk/qsedbuk.htm [Latest version QSEDBUK 1.10 released 4 April 2005] |
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Tony Bryer wrote:
In article , Dave Plowman (News) wrote: If it is hardboard, quicker and cheaper to buy a sheet and simply replace that? No, he should buy a solid door so that the next time the offender kicks it he will have a very painful toe g My thoughts exactly, just as an aside how much would a steel door cost ( ) ) SWMBO wanted one with glass panels in, told her there was no way untill the kids where at a sensible age (not likely with the youngest he needs a lot of support ; developement delays ,"special" school the works) or they had moved out. -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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Chris Bacon wrote: http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/conta...es/default.asp No wonder I had never heard of them, nearest outlet/branch is Peebles 17 miles away, no Edinburgh branch http://tinyurl.com/9tfs4 http://www.jewson.co.uk/en/templates...h&pc=&x=15&y=5 They must be closer. Just ring 'em up! |
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Chris Bacon wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/9tfs4 http://www.jewson.co.uk/en/templates...h&pc=&x=15&y=5 They must be closer. Just ring 'em up! Yup they are, tried on their web site it just says "browse our collection of doors" no sizes, prices or styles would 'phone for prices/sizes but we are not sure which style we want. May well go down there tommorow and have a look about, see what they have, what sizes they are in and what price they are, not looking to buy that cheap but then again we don't want to spend silly money. -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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soup wrote: Dave Plowman (News) wrote: If it is hardboard, quicker and cheaper to buy a sheet and simply replace that? Thought just patching then filling the hole would be a lot less effort and as the door is to be replaced [1]anyway didnt want to expend to much effort. By the time you have patched the door you could have ooked up the DIY shops in Yellow PAges, gone to a couple or three of them and selected a reasonable facsimile, took it home and offered it up to the previous hinge marks and cut the housings for the hinges. In a little bit more time you'd have hung the door and put the furniture on it. For which info see this site's previous. |
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Weatherlawyer wrote:
By the time you have patched the door you could have ooked up the DIY shops in Yellow PAges, gone to a couple or three of them and selected a reasonable facsimile, took it home and offered it up to the previous hinge marks and cut the housings for the hinges. No I couldn't have I have been indoors all day "babysitting" a sick child. -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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soup wrote: and am trying to source a replacement door thing is this door is 837 mm wide(trimmed) ie. wider than the standard supplied by B&Q, Homebase etc Did you look carefully in Homebase? IIRC, they do some sizes to order only. -- *The average person falls asleep in seven minutes * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Did you look carefully in Homebase? IIRC, they do some sizes to order only. Obviously not carefully enough as I didn't see a "made to measure" bit, however we seem to have sussed getting one from Lawsons just waiting on them replying to an e-mail now. -- This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language . |
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Chris Bacon wrote:
soup wrote: Pardon my ignorance but who is TP? tRavI5 P3rk1n5 spit Chris, as - like me - you're obviously a member of the TP fan club, I thought you'd appreciate this link which they kindly emailed me this morning: http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/christmascard2005/tp.htm Ah, bless.... David |
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Travis Perkins (Ping Chris Bacon) (was: Sourcing a door)
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Lobster wrote: Chris, as - like me - you're obviously a member of the TP fan club, I thought you'd appreciate this link which they kindly emailed me this morning: http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/christmascard2005/tp.htm Made from the left over bricks they normally sell at full price? -- *Why do psychics have to ask you for your name? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:18:43 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote: In article .com, Lobster wrote: Chris, as - like me - you're obviously a member of the TP fan club, I thought you'd appreciate this link which they kindly emailed me this morning: http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/christmascard2005/tp.htm Made from the left over bricks they normally sell at full price? Funny this appeared today. Five minutes ago I found the bill for a pallet of bricks they supplied that I need for the insurance company. The first was London brick to match the house. I suppose out of 400, about 150 were actually useable, the rest were hardcore. Over the next week a pallet would arrive, the driver would wait while we ripped it apart and then take it back. Eventually we settled for a pallet of engineering bricks, just to get rid of TP. The wall looks terrible, but I blame that fiend Raden for leading me astray with it anyway. ) |
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Travis Perkins (Ping Chris Bacon) (was: Sourcing a door)
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EricP wrote: Made from the left over bricks they normally sell at full price? Funny this appeared today. Five minutes ago I found the bill for a pallet of bricks they supplied that I need for the insurance company. The first was London brick to match the house. I suppose out of 400, about 150 were actually useable, the rest were hardcore. Yup. I wanted just a few - so could collect. Think I found one decent one out of about 10. The decent ones must have gone to other companies - not that this was reflected in their prices. -- *Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Lobster wrote:
Chris, as - like me - you're obviously a member of the TP fan club, Yup, aren't they lovely. I thought you'd appreciate this link which they kindly emailed me this morning: http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/christmascard2005/tp.htm Humph. Presumably designed by a spotty herbert with no knowledge, who charged a fortune. Did you know that that TP hire tools? |
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