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  1. J

    Hanging an internal door...given up...need to call in expert

    I am a self employed joiner with my own business, i would charge between £35 £50, shame im a bit far away!!
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    Solid alcove shelves

    When you are joining the two boards together leave 25mm in from either side with the metal fastner. Then, router a 15mm groove in either end of the shelf starting 25mm back from the front edge, continue this groove on the back edge, thus having a 15mm groove around three sides.The groove should...
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    WBP Plywood in Bathroom

    In actual fact you could overlay ply on top of the tiles then re tile but not advisable as damp could and probably will acumulate between ply and existing tiles. For best results you should remove all the tiles, then if the walls are in a bad state you should coat them in a DPM then clad before...
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    Out of square worktop joints.

    Most jigs have a serious of pins that you can put in various different positions therefore adjusting the angle by a few degress at a time. For comkplete accuracy you can scribe a half sheet of ply into the corner then disect the angle equally. from that angle line you can mark 45% from it, thus...
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    REPLACING KITCHEN DRAWS

    You can buy good runners from Hafele or equally as good from screwfix! You could then try making the drawers out of 12mm MDF back front and sides and 6mm MDF base, You can then screw any drawer front on you like directly through the 12mm MDF, which enables you to change them anytime you like...
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    increasing letter box aperture

    There is many ways you can do this, the best and most effective is to use a router if you have one, first clamping 2x1 to the door to act as your guide/stops, use several cuts only taking out a max of 5mm at a time. Alternatively you could drill the four corners and cut between them with a...
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    Loft door

    Yes it is possible i have fitted many. You need to fit a support beam accross these two joists then cut through them leaving leaving enough room to fit a stringer either side. if you are still conserned there is a possibilty you can fit a brace back up to the rafters on one side, this also...
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    Worktop joining, why not mitre?

    With out been funny if you try both methods you will see why the new jig method is better and easier. The jig method allows greater tolerence for walls being out of square and can be altered without too much trouble and only needed on one worktop. If you are doing a full mitre you need to be...
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    Lifting tongue and groove floorboards.

    For a puker job you need to go to the wall, remove the skirting and lift the first board, the rest of the boards should now come up fairly easy using a board lifter, right back to where you want to lay your pipes. be carefull to cut notches for pipes over the span of a board and not a joint...
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    My Corsa

    Sorry that its taking so long to get back to you and thank you. That does seem to have done the trick. Could you tell me what the significance of the 'S' on top of the gear lever is
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    My Corsa

    I have just bought a 1997 corsa 1.4 automatic, when i start it in the morning it starts first time, then runs for about a mile, when i then stop at a junction then try to pull away it doesnt go no where at first then jolts forward. Once it has warmwed up it runs like a dream. what could be the...
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    Corsa Car Radio

    Thanks very much guys, worked first time!
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    Corsa Car Radio

    I have just biught a 1997 Corsa as a run around, I cannot get the radio to work as the battery has been disconnected, when i switch it on it says "safe" in the info screen. I do have the code but how do i get the radio to accept it? The radio is a Grundig Car 2000
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