Hi, Gently boys......I'm only a carpenter - self-employed/domestic work. Just got a 1500W portable extractor mostly for my 2000W router. Has...
Hi, The Dewalt DWS520 is a great saw. I want to cut several kitchen counter tops for a large 3 x 2.5 metre bar for a TV/Games room,...
Hi, I am making a corner cabinet from 19mm oak veneered MDF. It's 2010mm tall and the various corners will meet at approx. 60, 90 and 120...
Hi, I just hung 7 doors in a newly bought old house. No heating on so obviously no aclimatisation of doors possible. Some of the doors (4-panel...
Hi, Always had less than perfect results with irons - edging is no different. I find some parts stick well and other bits tend to buckle and...
Hi, If you take a look at many of the recent posts on the Carpenters and Builders Talk Forums, there are a couple of guys who are creating...
Are the hammer-in type frame-fixings OK for oak frames? They seem to be surrounded by plastic so no contact between oak and steel. Doors are...
Hi, Got some 115mm x 115mm oak posts to make a porch. Need to anchor them onto the top of an 500mm high brick wall. Wall is unfinished - I mean...
I'm an experienced DIY'er - putting up a small porch roof coming off of an outside wall over the back door. It will be about 2.2 metres wide with...
Hi, I have some hardwood frames and doors to install. They are pre-hung in the factory with lock and handle etc. fitted. Only thing not done is...
[Excuse me posting this a second time but the subject line screwed up on the first attempt and I think it isn't getting looked at] Got some...
Got some 5"x5" hardwood posts as supports for a porch. Question is about anchoring them. Most will rest on a brick pier wall so I plan to use M12...
Soon to be fitting several new internal oak doors, with oak frames, to go into a brand new extension. Walls/doorways are thermalite block....
Hi, Seeking opinions from persons with considerable success in this area! Lathe & plaster is unpredictable - drill into it and you may hit...
Hi, Our front door (original oak door about 50 years+ old) now has a gap on the lower closing side. As the door closes, the top corner of the...
Hi, My in-laws have a 1930's terraced house. Rewired about 30 years ago (but possibly not a pucker electrician doing the work). Things seem to...
Hi, I have some 24mm thick MDF doors (already made) which I want to fit on a cabinet carcass (not yet built). These will be alcove cabinets at...
Hi, I have a decent set of plug cutters - they are new - never used them until yesterday. Trying to cut some oak plugs (13mm cutter, 20mm x...
Hi, Fitting some 8 foot long floating shelves; 350mm deep x 30mm thick layered MDF; 6 studs of 12mm threaded rod; fixed with Fischer Styrene...
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