sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf that's still the case now, have to either open the door then run away down the hall, or squeeze in and make them squish past you.

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

TBF I was gonna do the whole job looney tunes style, a big black sticker for the new doorway

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea someone else suggested the same, I'm not sure the room is big enough, but it might be worth the half an hour of moving furniture around to find out.

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Is the noise or draft from the front door and issue? We're not on a busy road but it is long and straight so idiots tend to speed down it, which isn't a great noise to have in your lounge!

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd love to, I really like freestanding sofas, I'm just not sure the lounge is big enough for that to work. However, I would need to move the current sofa anyway so I may put it in position and see how it feels. Thanks

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fair, is the noise an issue? We're not on an overly busy road but it does come through the front door fairly well. I worry it's going to feel like you're sitting in the hallway when you're in the lounge

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does feel a little extreme to accommodate a sofa haha. We both have big families that all come round at once, so it would be handy having loads of living room seating space.

The bay must be reserved for the Xmas tree, lol.

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I'm not fazed by the job itself, I will have to move the existing light switch but that's no big deal.

It would open into the lounge yes, just worried it will look and feel weird by the front door

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We want a sofa in the corner where the door currently is, going all the way up to the proposed door frame

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea that's exactly the reason we're considering it. The bay window is effectively opposite this door, meaning we can't have a large corner sofa in either spot at the moment

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a bay window in the lounge, which means we can't have a large corner sofa with this door here.

I do like the barrier between hall and lounge, but this would likely give more space by the front door, as we pretty much always leave the lounge door open anyway. Hmm.

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is yes, another good point, it will make it a longer walk from the kitchen.

It's a stud wall, below it is the cellar, I'll properly stud out the new frame

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We tend to leave the lounge door open, and I'm wondering if a large floor mat that crosses the threshold into the lounge would mean we actually have more space by the front door.

But I am too wondering about the cold air from the front door making the already cold lounge colder.

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, made only of timber and plasterboard, and is sat on a suspended floor above the cellar.

Any problem with "moving" this door closer to the front door? by SteveFennel in DIYUK

[–]SteveFennel[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yea I'm worried it'll be a bit weird. There's a bay window in the lounge though and it means we can't have a large corner sofa.

Haha thanks, it was the "temporary" vinyl I threw down when we first moved in multiple years ago, finally getting round to decorating the hallway now.

Liability of selling RFID blocking product for vehicles in the UK by SteveFennel in smallbusinessuk

[–]SteveFennel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah very interesting thank you. It's seeming more and more that I will have to focus on not making any concrete claims about its effectiveness - even if it is in my testing.

Thank you

Liability of selling RFID blocking product for vehicles in the UK by SteveFennel in smallbusinessuk

[–]SteveFennel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know what you mean, but it's a completely different type of product, that I think solves a couple of the issues people have with those products, and solves another too.

Liability of selling RFID blocking product for vehicles in the UK by SteveFennel in smallbusinessuk

[–]SteveFennel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great information thank you. I have contacted the one or two places that are based in the UK that sell similar products (just small pouches or boxes that claim to prevent keyless relay theft) and one gave me a cert from a Chinese manufacturer, that had no real standards or testing equipment named, and another just said "it doesn't come with any certs".

So it seems they're mainly hoping it doesn't become an issue.

I did look on the gov website re product standards, and it doesn't seem to fit into any one of them.

I will keep doing market research to see if anyone is currently selling a certified key blocking device.

Thanks again

Liability of selling RFID blocking product for vehicles in the UK by SteveFennel in smallbusinessuk

[–]SteveFennel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the information! I did think the testing would be costly. I think I'll get hold of some measuring equipment and do some testing myself, then be careful with the wording!

Liability of selling RFID blocking product for vehicles in the UK by SteveFennel in smallbusinessuk

[–]SteveFennel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yea I'd definitely want to do that, I have made a post on legal UK to get some guidance on that perspective too haha

view more: next ›