Recent content by carpenter les

in a word "yes" ...Using 4inch ( 100mm) screws would be substantial , unless the floor joist is holding lots of weight bolting together is not necessary ...

thanks for that :)

My partner is being harrassed by an Ex boyfriend of 13 years ago through Facebook and by text to her mobile It started because she has organised a reunion for all her ex collegues from 15 yrs ago to go to butlins for the weekend including him. He got a sniff that we had split up ( we are...

for frames the price ranges from £12 to £14 per frame ( fixed to metal stud wall) and on average i would do 16-18 per day , ( skipping lunch and the frames loaded )

I work as a subcontractor on sites nowadays and the average price for fitting a door to a new frame is £15...bearing in mind that the company i work for charges more to the main contractor , on a new build on a 7 hr shift i can do about 15 doors ( with a hinge jig) ..then we get £4.50 per latch...

i think he means where the hip rafter meets the wall plate !!

assuming its a 35mm hinge , i do it 22mm from the edge of the door to the centre of the hole...

why dont you screed the floor where its uneven???

how do football pitches manage over the winter?? surely the turf gets replaced in lots of places throughout the winter :?

i have only ever seen 1 joiner on site with a mallet ( not including on the bench) , his name is Billy ..now forever know as Billy mallet :lol:

i agree with noseall, you should have built out the frame instead of rebating the architrave , so to avoid having to blend in the skirting with it !!

no offence but you are totally wrong ... :shock: the first point is ..it is a skills card for the operative , proving you have the relative qualifications and whether you have served an apprenticship...secondly it makes sure that people on site have a basic understanding of H&S , so when an...

on the better sites ppe enforcement is strict ..you shouldnt be able to get on a decent site nowadays without a cscs card ...having passed a h&s test.!!

see really thats my point , everybody seems to moan about life but things are really not that bad in the world ...conflicts aside ( although war is not a product of modern times) ... magic mushrooms may be out but i couldnt be bothered kneeling down near all the cow dung anymore :lol:

why the depression???are things really that bad??