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Category - Carpentry Guides
DIY Carpentry guides and projects, ranging from lifting a floorboard to repairing faults in a wooden door.
Reclaiming and Reusing Timber
Using reclaimed timber for home improvement projects is very popular at the moment. The use of...
Fitting Standard Architrave
Fitting architrave around a doorway properly is not the most difficult of DIY job, but it important...
How to Fit a Concealed Door Closer
A concealed door closer consists of the spring and chain mechanism in a metal barrel and two metal...
Shaping Wood by Hand
Although much of the cutting and shaping of wood is best done with power tools, being able to shape...
Repairing a Wooden Windowsill
Keeping the external part of a wooden windowsill sound and free from rot is essential. Windowsills...
Applying Oil or Wax to Wood
Oil makes a great finish for good quality wood in areas of high traffic where it will be handled a...
Replacing Balustrading
If your wooden balustrade is damaged in several places it is possible to replace individual...
Repairing Rotten Doorposts
External doors and doorframes often suffer from damp and rot. Even with meticulous care and...
Fit a Weatherboard to the Bottom of a Door
A weatherboard, or weather bar, is a shaped piece of wood or metal at the bottom of a door...
Fitting a New Door Lock
There are two main options available when fitting a lock to a solid wooden door: A Mortice Lock and...
Treating Woodworm
Woodworm, the name given to several different types of woodboring insects, is currently not as much...
Understanding and Choosing Man-made Boards
There are five main types of man-made board available to the DIY-er. Each has different properties...