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Carpenters building a new staircase
Design considerations when building a new staircase • The rise must not exceed 220mm (190mm on a common stairway) and 140-178mm is thought satisfactory. • The minimum going is 220mm (230mm minimum for...
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Understanding wood and timber
Having some knowledge of wood and its properties will help any DIY carpenters, joiners or roofers. Softwoods are used for general joinery such as joists,rafters, floorboards,joinery, cupboards etc, and...
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A power-driven jigsaw is a tool used by the carpenters in the same way as a hand-held coping saw-that is, for cutting curves and complex shapes. Its blade is small and pointed and moves rapidly up and...
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Cupboards, shelves & drawers
Always try to use the wall for storage, rather than the floor, because large empty floor areas create an illusion of space. On the other hand, avoid having all your storage units hugging the walls....
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South Kensington
Roofing,Carpentry,Joinery Our team of Carpenters, Roofers and Joiners cover South Kensington & Chelsea area. Flat roofs, new roofs, Pitched roof, tiled roofing, slates, lead roofing, woodworks,...
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Fitting the hinges
Nearly all doors and casement windows are hung on butt hinges. These come in a good range of sizes from 25mm long, used for cupboard doors, to 15Omm long, used for heavy front doors. Most...
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Other types of hinges
Special problems in fitting doors and windows may call for special types of hinge. For example, a door or window that has to fold flat against a wall needs a ‘parliament’ hinge. This has an offset...
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Carpentery saws
Points per inch (ppi) refers to the number of saw teeth to the inch along the saw blade. Woodworking saws with a small number of ppi are suitable for cutting softwoods and those with a larger number...
View ArticleNails
Commonly used nails: 1. Lost head nail. Head can be punched below surface for a neater finish in fine work. 2. Round wire nail. For work where strength is more important than a neat appearance. 3. Oval...
View ArticlePutting up shelves
Shelves can solve many storage problems in any room in the house and enable you to make use of odd corners and unused space in cupboards and alcoves. Very few tools are needed and the materials are...
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London Carpenters and Roofers
London Carpenters and Roofers in London. We undertake all woodwork and general carpentry, MDF furniture, renovation work and joinery. Bespoke cupboards cabinets and wardrobes,new roofs and roofing work...
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Garden tree house
Garden tree house for kids, playhouses for outdoors Robuild London Carpenters and Carpentry can design and build children’s wooden garden play houses, based on location,space, design and budget. Based...
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MDF and carpentry
MDF or Medium density fibreboard in carpentry MDF or Medium density fibreboard is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres. Basically, the MDF...
View ArticleRomanian
We are a Romanian company based in London. We do roofing and carpentry works. We specialise in 1st and 2nd fix carpentry work and also undertake shop fitting , new roofs, roof repairs and custom made...
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