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Yeah checked sides with 6ft level they were perfect and the top square. I know now i had measured wrong this damn tape is hard to spot the smaller units i was out by 4mm explains the gap. At least now i have a waste door almost the correct size. Glad it was a cheapie

Yeah checked that in fact before we had the hallway reboarded and plastered i made a point of shimming out the door frame which wasn't being taken out making it level in case they were out.

Yeah i had a 3mm pencil line as a guide and left the line these were just bog standard £30 hollow core doors its frustrating as i was careful not to slip and it looked like it was biting through easily enough.

I guess i had a wobble going on with the planer i was careful to keep a steady hand but I'm figuring i lifted up whilst moving forward. I didn't have a fence with this machine.

So i took measurements of the frame at 3 points for width and for height. Lowest measurements were 768mm 1981mm Perfect right easy to get a door at these measurements. Take 3mm off each side and 3mm off top and bottom for expansion gap etc Put the door in the frame and its rubbing on the...

Yeah absolutely not sure where his skillset was from haven't had the opportunity to speak with him whilst he was doing work for us with work commitments and all but was pleased with his work. Its very hard to find good tradesmen these days who give a crap about doing things the way they should...

Very true I'm in the midst of finding a decent carpenter now but nervous about it giving the issues I've had with so called "pros" - We had a builder who did a decent job of fitting a garden gate and his work has held up thus far from the people I've spoken to. Problem is I'm not too sure he's...

Well that isn't easy as it may seem. Using checkatrade and finding someone with a decent feedback score i thought was perfect but didn't turn out that way at all. I will have them fit the doors etc however Carpet before door install or after? Reason i ask is we are having the same carpet in...

What I'm worried about is how they are going to source the timber? Will they know to get a decent thickness and cut down from that or do i need to specify what they need? What is the minimum thickness the timber needs to be to hold hinges steady? 27mm about right?

Just to come back to this before the new year when i finally approach some trades. Is it possible to have a custom door lining made? Some of them require 155mm to meet the new plasterboard and some 120mm so its going to be hard to get them off the peg so to speak. Just wondering if trades...

I know but it was a last minute choice and having been in the loft i know where the head height is better which is why i had it in mind to put it into the spare room. So any chippie worth his salt will no doubt know how to do this? Rough cost? Thinking £200-£250?

Guys Recently had the loft hatch overboarded in the landing space as it was just in the wrong place and access was blocked by a beam so it was very difficult to get up there. Question is what's involved in creating a new one? Going to aim to have it in a spare bedroom which will become a...

Pictures show what a mess he made in our daughters room which has previously been finished before. But we needed to change the door lining as previous was in a bad state. In hindsight it would of been better to had them all done but wasn't thought about at the time. However there was no excuse...