Demolition and Construction: door-exterior- 2

Probably original with the house in ~1968. The non-glazed elements are plywood which is reasonably strong but very poor from an insulation point of view.
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(Demolition and Construction): door exterior domestic residential wood single glazed being replaced with double glazed uPVC for energy efficiency 2 DHD.jpg
D=2009-06-07 [Jun 7, 2009]; S=3MB, 3072x2304; T=JPEG image [MIME:image/jpeg].

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door exterior domestic = You might consider replacing a single-glazed or drafty front/exterior door to reduce winter drafts/draughts, heating costs and CO2 emissions, though other weatherproofing/weatherizing/insulation work may well give a better bang for your buck.

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The art of building edifices and destroying them... This includes DIY, building work, repair/refurbishment, accidents, such as energy-efficiency retrofits of existing housing stock, including DIY and larger tasks.

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pressure testing = air leak/leakage testing, air permeability testing

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