How to Guides
USEFUL TIPS FOR OUR PRODUCTS
A range of how to guides to help you buy with confidence and care for your products. From selecting the correct size and finish, to fitting and maintenance. If you can’t find what you’re looking for or need a little extra help please get in touch!
Light Antique Brass Maintenance
A subtle antique finish that is hand applied giving individual character to each piece. This finish, new for 2021, bridges
Brass Maintenance
A simple guide to caring for your brass products. Brass is very durable. It has the capacity to last for
Nickel Maintenance
A simple guide to nickel maintenance. We describe polished nickel and satin nickel as ‘plated finishes’ where a layer of
Fitting a Grub Screw
Many of our door handles come with a grub screw which is located in the neck of the door handle.
Understanding Brass
What is brass?: Brass is a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. Copper can be contained in greater or lesser
Fitting a cabinet knob
We specialise in quality traditional knobs for cupboard doors and drawer fronts. We offer a range of designs, all of
Understanding Spindles
What is a spindle? A spindle is a rod of metal, square in section, that is used to connect two
Measuring for a Door Latch
Mortice door latches and locks come in different sizes and working out the right one for your door can be
Fittings – Screws, Bolts and Spindles
All our screws, bolts and spindle fittings come in standard lengths to ensure they work with the majority or doors
Fitting our Heavy Letter Tidy with the Classic or Traditional Letterplate
When fitting the Traditional Letterplate or Classic Letterplate with and without clapper (as pictured above) with the Heavy Letter Tidy
Rim or Mortice?
When our customers are considering which door knobs or handles to choose for their home they sometimes ask what is the
Choosing the Correct Size Letterplate and Letter Tidy
Letterplates and tidies do not come in a universal size and so choosing the correct one to fit an existing
Poster Hangers Guide
Please use the poster hangers guide below to correctly fit our Oak Poster Hangers. Your poster hanger kit should include:
Fitting a Letterplate
Here is a step by step guide to fitting your letterplate. Tools you will need Drill, Correct drill bits, Jigsaw,
Fitting our Oak Rope Light Pull
A simple guide to fitting our oak rope light pull. Our oak rope light pulls are all crafted in the
Fitting Our Ceramic Light Pull
Our traditional cistern style ceramic light pull has been designed so it can be attached in the original manor to a
Ceramic Suspended Light – Fitting Advice
Our French style ceramic ceiling light comes with a matching domed ceramic ceiling rose, traditional light grey twisted flex cable
Satin Brass Maintenance
Hugely popular, our new range of Satin brass products are crafted in England to very high standards. Satin Brass has
Exterior Beeswax Maintenance
Black beeswax (which has a soft, almost dark grey appearance) looks superb adorning cottage doors. However we have had problems
Understanding Our Butler Bell
Our beautiful Butler bell is from the late Georgian Period, around 1820-1830. A replica was taken and recreated by our
Understanding Matte Black Brass
Crafted in England to exacting standards, our matte black finish (on solid brass) has a rich feel with slight warm
Learn About Cottage Bun Door Knobs
If you’d like to learn a little more about some of our favourite products you are in the right place! We
Distressed Antique Brass Maintenance
A superior quality range made in the UK – distressed antique brass products are hand finished and so may vary
Pewter Patina Maintenance
How to care for your Pewter Patina products. Our range of pewter patina products are suitable for internal and external use.
Antique Nickel Maintenance
A simple guide to caring for your ‘Antique Nickel’ products. Antique Nickel is one of our most recent additions. It is
Beeswax Maintenance
How to care for your beeswax products. A traditional authentic finish particularly suitable for cottages and country houses. Many of
How To Return Your Order
Details and tips for returning part/all of your order. We will happily refund your order and have a (flexible!) 28
