Firsttimebuyer

Oh my word thank you for that. Was worried I'd be invited to leave the forum for being a bit dim .... asking for advice, getting it and not following it. Thank you everyone for your responses it's great to be a small part of this. I'm going to be considering my options to improve existing conservatory next. Need to save up before I tackle it but I can enjoy the investigation and planning stages!

OK I have an update, and I guess a confession. I bottled out when it came to contacting the door supplier. But it's not all bad news. I had a go at sanding the grooves and I think it looks OK. I know I'll have to toughen up and question when things aren't right and I'll try in future. But I can live with this, my doors look pretty good actually. When I oil next time, think I'll just roller the surface and not in the grooves, should avoid the orange stripe effect!

Wow! Thank you for your advice. Clearly I have a lot to learn. Who knew solid oak didn't actually mean solid.

Morning Gus. I sincerely hope it isn't veneered as I bought and paid for solid oak! I think I'm going to try sanding the grooves lightly today. As mentioned the rest of the door is perfect. Really odd. Ah well, sanding lightly can't damage it I guess and I have to do something. Thank you for messaging. I'll let you know how it goes. Wish me luck!

Hi there, thanks for reaching out. I've attached a couple of photos not sure it's clear though? In daylight it's really quite bad

Just bought our first house and hope to be able to make improvements ourselves, learning as we go. First problem encountered already so hoping for some guidance! Brand new beautiful solid oak door fitted. That went well! But I oiled it with Treatex clear oil as directed. When it dried, the vertical pattern grooves in the door have gone orange! What did I do wrong?! Should I sand the grooves back? The rest of the door looks great, but overall effect ruined by the orange tiger stripes! Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance