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The Importance of Expansion Gaps

What are expansion gaps? Expansion gaps are gaps purposefully left when building or fitting timber products to allow the wood to move naturally without causing damage. Hardwood timbers, especially oak, are very strong and can cause catastrophic damage when they expand. The nature of wood and moisture When timber takes in moisture, it swells. When it loses moisture, it shrinks. Warping can occur across the width and sometimes length of the timber if moisture changes are uneven.Other factors that can affect how much...

Choosing Your External Door Lock System

Interested in our external doors? You may have noticed on each door listing, we have an external door lock hardware drop down. This is a quick guide to help you decide which lock and handle is best for you.[edgtf_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="" border_style="solid" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""] 1. Fitted Hinges If this option is selected, we will fit our Adjustable 3D Hinges to your door, so your joiner doesn't have to! We will fit 3 hinges to a standard door, or...

The Handy Pine Handbook – The 2023 Guide to Our Excellent Softwood Products!

We are well known for our Solid Oak Ledged doors and other solid oak products but what some customers don't know is that we can also supply their favourite products in pine. Where is our Pine timber from? Our pine timber is sourced from Northern Swedish and Finnish mills, typically in the Northern 3rd of the Gulf of Bothnia. Sourcing our timber from here ensures that we are only using pine from these colder northern regions which makes for a slower grown,...

Ledged Doors – Updated Oak Grades Specifications

Here at Heritage, we have always had multiple oak grades available when purchasing an oak ledged door. By grading, we mean the quality and appearance of the oak used in the doors. Over time, we like to gather feedback from our customers and improve where we can. This, mixed with new production procedures and machines, means we have been able to edit our specifications to make them more specific and clear for our customers when purchasingOur oak grades consist of...

Aftercare: How to Look After Your Solid Oak Door

Oak Door Aftercare: What Can I Expect From a Solid Oak Door? Most of our doors and products are hand crafted from kiln dried, natural oak. Oak is not only a beautiful timber, but it is also very strong, characterful and high quality. This means, however, we must provide them with adequate care in order for the natural timber to thrive and perform it's intended purpose. Oak door aftercare is so important for a long lasting, quality door. ProsHigh quality timber ...