Kitchen Door handle fitting ?????????????
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It really depends how many you have to fit.
If you have a number to do it's often worth making a jig, which could be a scrap of ply or hardboard and a couple of pieces of batten. Once you've got it right, it makes it easier to mark the positions quickly and accurately.
Just don't get carried away and mark in the wrong places, if for example you have doors which are left- and right-handed and need different handle positions.
(Some kitchen doors come with the handle positions ready marked.)
If you have a number to do it's often worth making a jig, which could be a scrap of ply or hardboard and a couple of pieces of batten. Once you've got it right, it makes it easier to mark the positions quickly and accurately.
Just don't get carried away and mark in the wrong places, if for example you have doors which are left- and right-handed and need different handle positions.
(Some kitchen doors come with the handle positions ready marked.)
B&Q do a template for about £3 its easier and quicker than making your own and more accurate
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Cost of travel to B&Q, plus
Cost of time travelling to B&Q, plus
Opportunity cost (of not doing something more useful instead) plus
Money wasted on impulse buys on useless B&Q merchandise
... comes to a lot more than using some free scraps of wood and a few minutes to make a template that does exactly what you need it to do, and which you can use straight away.
Cost of time travelling to B&Q, plus
Opportunity cost (of not doing something more useful instead) plus
Money wasted on impulse buys on useless B&Q merchandise
... comes to a lot more than using some free scraps of wood and a few minutes to make a template that does exactly what you need it to do, and which you can use straight away.
when i fit handles i have a couple of combination squares set up one for width one for height set them to hole centres and i always mark the bottom hole by placing handle on top marked hole andtransfer bottom hole onto door that way you know you cant drillm in wrong spot as handle is physically in position ive done hundreds of kitchen doors this way and so far no mistakes (dont speak too soon )hope ive explained this ok good luck
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