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Types of Internal Door
Simply by fitting new doors you can create quite an impression within your home or workplace. Doors are touched and seen close up every day, so don’t just go for the cheapest replacements, look at the rest of your furniture and fittings, what are you trying to achieve. 

There are many types of internal doors on the market but arguably the most commonly fitted doors would include panel doors, moulded doors and fire resistant doors. Here is a summary description of each of these door types.

Panel Doors
These doors are typically of the four-panel type finish, but there are many variations and a specialist supplier such as blacketts should be able to match the new door to the rest of your doors. These doors have solid soft or hardwood frames and panels so you can cut and plane them down to fit a particular frame.

Moulded Doors
These copy the style of a traditional panel door but cost less. The shaped surface can be formed from wood, plastic or manmade board, sometimes with a wood effect or coloured surface.

Fire Resistant Doors
Loft and garage access doors are required by the Building Regulations to be fire-resistant but more and more new homes are fitted with this safety feature throughout, as are newly upgraded period properties. The doors are thicker than normal (44-54mm) and are rated with a fire resistance time between 30 minutes and one hour.

You can choose between flush, moulded or even glazed patterns. This type of door has a dense compressed core material and the extra weight means they need a strong frame and special hinges as well as a closing mechanism.  Replacing your standard internal door with a fire-resistant type is a job for a joiner, as the frame may need to be changed to include a sealant strip that seals the room against smoke in the event of a fire.

Blackettsdoors.co.uk are a UK based DIY store. They have a large collection of all types of doors including traditional doors, external wooden doors, glazed doors, internal doors, together with a large selection of quality door furniture and hardware.

Looking after your taps during the big freeze
Northumbrian Water is warning home and business owners to protect water pipes in freezing conditions.

The water company has produced a leaflet entitled Beat the Freeze, which has advice and tips on how to avoid frozen and burst pipes in cold weather. The useful information can be downloaded from www.nwl.co.uk/Beatthefreeze.aspx.

Leanne Clough, Northumbrian Water’s communications advisor, said: “It’s not just people who need to keep warm and wrap up with extra layers in winter.

“Water tanks and pipes also need some protection in the freezing conditions we are currently experiencing. By taking simple steps, customers can keep homes and businesses frost-free and avoid costly plumbing bills during this cold snap.”

Top tips to be prepared and beat the freeze this winter are:

• Turn off valves to outside taps.

• Ensure pipes are properly insulated, both inside and out.

• Set heating to come on for short periods every day to prevent pipes freezing. • Make sure pipes and tanks in the loft are lagged.

• Check for draughts around windows and doors and insulate if needed.

• Keep the name of a local plumber handy in case of emergency.

• Customers should find out where the property’s internal stopcock is located and check that it works.

If customers are leaving a property unattended, the water supply should be turned off at the private stop tap and internal water pipes and tanks should be drained.

Customers are also asked to be vigilant. Check for pipes which may have been damaged during the freezing conditions when temperatures start to rise and frozen pipes thaw.

Blackettsdoors.co.uk are a UK based DIY store. They have a large collection of all types of doors including traditional doors, external wooden doors, glazed doors, internal doors, together with a large selection of quality door furniture and hardware.