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This is why any opportunity I get to work with someone experienced I jump on. I think it's the best way to learn. I get a job I can't do confidently then get my chippy or landscaper friends to do the job on condition that I labour with them. They quote what they want for job and get paid and...

I don't get why you say that. I am charging per door. If it takes a day to hang a door we get £35 for the day's work. £35 for good linings £43 for wonky ones

Why not? Chippy mate wanted to charge £43 for lining that wasn't level and £35 for level ones

He did say 'do u do this kind of thing often?' and I said 'yeah'. Maybe I wasn't convincing enough. Maybe I need to blag it a bit with carpentry business cards etc. I mean it's all white lies anyway as my friend who does this kind of work is running the show and knows what he's doing I am...

Had an ad in shop window for small carpentry jobs. The guy asked for 11 internal doors to be hung. My mate is the more experienced carpenter so runs the show. It's great experience for me. I sell it as it is my job. Go round by myself. He said he wanted me to do it on Monday but when I...

We don't know what is going to happen. The economy could sink. We would all wish we had had another referendum. It's a massive risk. A risk which most voters didn't understand. And a lacklustre remain effort. Why not have another vote? There's democracy and there is common sense I voted...

Will get some of the 8mm ones in case a hole gets too big for 7mm brown ones

Those things are good but as i use garage sometimes a few times a day it would be a pain constantly locking and unlocking.

Off to get some metal strips or angle iron then and narrow that gap. Will have to have a bit of a gap i guess so door doesn't jam. Crowbars are tapered so not too wide. Would the metal strips need to run from top to bottom or just the first metre from the bottom?

Break the frame?

At a guess the bolt goes between 30 and 50mm into wood. Obviously it comes out of lock a lot more than that. There are two bolts either side of door. The garage door can be forced to the left or right so if pushed to left the gap on the right opens up an inch So the angle iron would run the...

Used these two metal strips to slow down a break in because they can't get to rear screws. They can unscrew near ones though. The screws arent long maybe 25mm shall I put in 70 or 80mm ones? Worried they could still lever it offo Number 8 screw size

Might have an aluminium patio door to do as well. Spoke to some glaziers and need to think about colour of spacers and packers which were in original glass. Spacers can be black, silver white or aluminiuma Jewels rouge for shallow scratches

So do u know of any of these courses? I searched before but didn't find much. Learnt my ladder work, well some of it from working with decorator friend

yes. any links for these courses. i have used ladders quite a lot

Think mine were from Screwffi. They look 6 mm so I guess they'll go in the holes drilled for red ones

Is this the Fisher plugs u were recommending?

I guess just pull arms out and remove them. They add a lot of weight. But how would I attach wood to the top? U cant screw through because the two tubes underneath get in way. Gaffer tape?

If I only quoted for window frames on 'first floor' think that temporary Scaff would be ok