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Panels are made slightly smaller than the available space within the frame to provide room for movement. Wood will expand and contract across the grain, and a wide panel made of solid wood could change width by a half of an inch, warping the door frame. By allowing the wood panel to float, it can expand and contract without damaging the door.
Roger explains why some preventative tree work is needed. Homeowner Liz gets a lesson on tiling. The original balustrade with white-painted bannisters and black-painted railing and newel post is found to be walnut. A master restorer strips the black paint from the walnut and strips paint from the bricks and cast brick molding of a fireplace.
Stairs are not suitable for wheelchairs and other vehicles. A stairlift is a mechanical device for lifting wheelchairs up and down stairs. For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is mounted to the treads of the stairs, or attached to the wall. A chair is attached to the rail and the person on the chair is lifted as the chair moves along the rail.
Wood-carving examples of the first eleven centuries of CE are rare due to the fact that woods do decay easily in 1,000 years. The carved panels of the main doors of St Sabina on the Aventine Hill, Rome, are very interesting specimens of early Christian relief sculpture in wood, dating, as the dresses show, from the 5th century. The doors are ...
Historically wooden rail ties were made by hewing with an axe, called axe ties, or sawn to achieve at least two flat sides. A variety of softwood and hardwood timbers are used as ties, oak, jarrah and karri being popular hardwoods, although increasingly difficult to obtain, especially from sustainable sources. [5]
[61] [71] The modern-day Colonel's Room has black-walnut woodwork, including door and window surrounds; the walls and ceilings have been repainted over the years. [71] Just north of the western part of the Colonel's Room is the Adjutant's Room, formerly the western part of the South Squad's drill room, which has an oak parquet floor, two ...
The Grand Stair was demolished and a new Grand Staircase built east of the Entrance Hall. The State Dining Room expanded northward into the space formerly occupied by the Grand Stair. [52] [53] The small fireplaces in the east and west walls of the State Dining Room were removed, and the northern door leading west to the Palm Court sealed ...
10 Downing Street in London is the official residence and office of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. [2] Colloquially known as Number 10, the building is in Downing Street, off Whitehall in the City of Westminster. 10 Downing Street is the current residence of the current prime minister Keir Starmer, since 2024 after succeeding former prime minister Rishi Sunak.