Carpentry & Joinery Questions

How wide are partition walls?
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A tradesman's quote details a partition wall to be 15 cm. Does that sound too wide to you? We don't want to waste space. A friend told us that that their partition was 3 inches wide. Help please! :-)

Fitting a driveway gate - which type of tradesman?
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Which type of tradesman should I be looking for to do this job. Would it be reasonable to post the job to the "joinery & carpentry" section?

Trade for moving attic door
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I want my attic door moved so that I can have a ladder installed...it will require making the ceiling good where the old door was and move lights. What type of tradesman do I need ie a carpenter or a builder - will I also need an electrician?

Doors make a loud sticky sounding noise when opened!
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Our doors make a loud sticky sounding noise when we open them. It only happens when the doors were fully closed. If anyone could tell me the reason + any solutions would be great!

Cost of fitting bath panel?
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What would be a good price for having a wooden bath panel fitted and skirting boards fitted in 3x5 room?

Cost to fit shelves
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I have an understairs cupboard I would like fitted out with shelving, would like a rough idea of how much it would cost please.

NVQ questions
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Explain the types of work relative to the occupational area and how to identify different work activities.

Cost of creating a partition wall?
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We are thinking of splitting a large room (currently office) into 2. Probably later in the year if finances permit. Could you provide an idea of the cost. Including electrics for creating 2 seperate lights as well as a communicating doorway. Just "ballpark" pricing obviously - I won't hold you …

Building a plasterboard wall on an existing wall
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https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/751116044080275299/visual-search/?x=16&y=12&w=530&h=397 Please look at the example above, you may understand what I mean. I am wanting to build this mini wall so the cables can go behind it. The wall its going on is a load baring wall which is mostly plasterboard with pilers of brick inbetween (hopefully you know …

Which hinges to use
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Hello, I'm using MDF to hang two doors that will screen a washing machine and boiler. Would you kindly let me know which hinges would be best if both doors need to open 180 degrees from closed position, please? At closed position, the doors are at a 90 degree angle …