Recent content by moot67

I shan't be putting any filler on the doors unless something *really* awful happens. If I can help it I'll find a way of adjusting, planing,sanding etc... the frame to fit the door (and that may need the filler). I know it sounds like a stupid way of doing it, but I'm not a joiner and...

As long as its structurally ok, looks right, and lasts, I don't mind how it's done or how long it takes me to do it. Well, within reason obviously, my bathroom looks great but it took me over 9 months to complete (I hate tiling) ... and I had to do that myself because the plumber ripped out the...

the bespoke ones are solid oak and around £400 per door, which is why it would be a little upsetting to have someone bodge the fitting and b*gger them up .. this town is full of very expensive cowboys, and I don't know anyone that can recommend a joiner. Unfortunately the door maker lives 200...

The frames are out by about 2 to 3mm top to bottom, which is enough to have to hack bits off a door. I don't think that I could possibly fit a new frame in place and expect it to be as accurate as that, let alone better. After the money I've already wasted on cowboy builders etc.. so far...

Thanks JFC and JohnD, JFC: I totally agree that it's a long-winded way to go about it. When I've hung doors in the past, it's taken me almost a day to get each one right, especially when taking a square door and trying to reshape it to fit it in a frame thats even slightly askew. But...

Hello, I'm having to replace some old warped internal doors and architrave etc... so I'm having some made from oak. Ideally I'd get someone in to fit the new doors, but I've been let down by plumbers, builders and plasterers so far, and I don't want to risk another disaster. I know that...