Door Furniture Direct Publish Tutorial for Replacing Letterboxes

BIRKENHEAD, U.K. - March 19, 2013 - PRLog -- According to a new article published by Door Furniture Direct, a popular UK supplier of door handles and much more, customers often look for letter plates or letterboxes (http://www.doorfurnituredirect.co.uk/scpro/bernards/productscategory~prodtype~15~prodtypename~Letter%20Box.htm) which are exactly the same size as their existing one, when they wish to update or replace it. Unfortunately, letter plates for wooden door are not manufactured to certain standard sizes; which makes replacing a letterbox often tricky.

That’s why Door Furniture Direct has published a troubleshooting guide to help customers to find and then install a new letterbox for their wooden door, without affecting the visual aesthetic of the door and without creating unwanted drafts. The article was originally published on the company’s Guides and FAQ page, and explains that even the same model of letter plate can vary in size between manufacturing runs.

Once the old letterbox is removed, the door is left with a cut out and two holes, which are required to fix bolts in place. Both of these features can be altered to cater for the new product, but the first step is to find the letterbox that is required.

Arguably the most important factor when customers choose new letterboxes is the way that they look. Part of the visual aesthetic of the door is to ensure that any marks left by the old fitting are covered. For this reason, Door Furniture Direct recommends choosing a letterbox which is slightly larger than the last and covers any blemishes. A larger letterbox is also preferable since it is easier to make the cut out of the door slightly larger, than it is to make it smaller or fill it in. When opening the cut out, it is important to remember that it will need to be larger than the aperture of the letterbox to allow for the flap movement.

When adjusting the size of the cut out in the door, the company recommends that a slight slope is introduced which leans toward the outside of the door. This smart yet simple adjustment means that any water which finds its way through the opening, during rain, trickles to the outside of the door, and not into the home.

Just as finding the perfect size letterbox is unlikely, so is finding a product with identical bolt placement. Door Furniture Direct provide these measurements for all letterboxes so that the nearest similarity can be identified, and subtle positioning difference can be corrected by drilling slightly larger holes. Customers should be wary about drilling a new hole very near to an existing one, and instead should choose to fill the existing hole before drilling a new one. This is achieved simply by gluing a piece of dowelling into the hole. Once this is complete some touching up on the external face of the door should ensure that the whole façade looks good as new when the plate is in place.

For more information about letterboxes, door handles and much more, along with the chance to buy brand new high quality door furniture products for any home visit DoorFurnitureDirect.co.uk (http://www.doorfurnituredirect.co.uk/)