I bought 4 pine doors which cutting limit on vertical axis is 3 cm. Filling is pine panels. I need to cut 5 cm so they can fit. Is it a problem in...
Hi, we're prepping the main wooden stairs in a 1930s semi for painting as the finish. There are cracks and gouges in the wood, some shallow, some...
Putting a lock on the wood gate and the instructions are minimal. I need to drill a 32mm hole for the barrel through 45mm thickness. Any...
Hi all, I am looking into a whole exchange/refit (not just covering) of my 29 yr old wooden soffits and fascia boards. Detached house built 1995....
Hi all I have 5 internal doors in my house, which have likely been there since the 70s. They appear to be constructed of a chipboard frame,...
I need to redo the putty around the windows in my concrete shed. The last lot (not sure if it was done by my dad or the house's previous owner)...
Hi knowledgeable people I am looking to repaint my dark brown stained stairs. I am struggling to work out what brand of paint to choose. They...
[IMG] [IMG] My parents house has had new external wall insulation put up, and afterwards on beginning to paint the soffit and fascia boards the...
Hi all, I have always wanted a Dremel. Recently, I have got into whittling..... just farting around carving (terribly) bits of wood. I thought...
Hi all, I intend to divide my integral garage into two seperate spaces by erecting a stud partition wall. One side will be storage space, the...
I have some old decorative posts which are well worn and moss covered. I'm looking to retain their look exactly without any cleaning up but...
Hello, Absolute newbie to anything here and probably shouldn’t be on the forum, but reckon I’d have a go at asking anyways. I have a reclaimed...
I am installing wooden cladding vertically on my summer house. Read that best practice is to do an angled cut at the bottom of each board to...
We have moved into a 70s house and need to replace some skirting boards. The upstairs is done in this wood and I am wondering what it is so we...
Hello, I'm looking for some help from more experienced builders for my project. I have a balcony floor which has to be elevated around 5cm....
Hi, What is recommended for long term heavy duty exterior sealing aluminium /steel / wood to cotswold stone (brick) walls. Eg door frames, wall...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The original woodwork plus some plain pine and varnish tests for comparison. A lot of woodwork in our house...
I'm building a cold frame, to cover tender plants ,from 5cm square wooden battens with acrylic windows. The dimensions are L=2M , W=1.5M , H=40cm....
Hi All, I really struggle with any carpentry works it seems so looking for some help! In my ensuite i will be boarding over the bulkhead, and at...
I'm getting slipped slates fixed on a roof but there has been minor rain damage to a truss section under the slate in the loft. As a preventative...
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