We have a new door that we are developing and I was wanting to know what are the most common doors (solid core, hollow core, aluminium, etc.) that architects spec for , common issues they have with doors on their projects - and so forth - so that we can develop a door that will solve those issues and fit the specifications. I apologise that my questions lacked detail as to what I wanted.

We had the same issue in an old kitchen, we went with Coopers, There is a stripper then wax that will soak in. The stripper is in spray bottles, but I'd send the dogs on holiday or keep them outside while you're doing it. It'll take some elbow wax, but will look amazing when you're finished. Good luck!

We just stained our section fences with Wattle Ebony from Mitre 10. Was looking for a charcoal color too, not much flexibility in color options with stains from the shelves at store. We sprayed on, rather than brushing. Is cost a concern? One of our to be neighbours was doing there fences at the same time with paint, he said he used nearly 100L of paint for 2 coats, we used nearly 50L in 2 costs - had similar amount of fences. I've included photo of it after the 2 coats

I'd like to know what people do with their recycling. Do they just leave it on a counter or do they take it out every day like you mentioned with the rubbish? OR does it have it's own section that everybody just throws things into and then someone gets frustrated and takes out this heaving pile of recycling?