Carpentry & Joinery Questions

Handrail
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Hi. I have a pig ear handrail mounted to the wall that is coming away from wall. I am unsure how it was originally mounted on wall. Any idea how I could repair this or would I have to replace whole thing ?

Door lining for French door
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We are wanting to block an archway from our front room into the dining room with a pair of French doors 1981x1170 sizing. I have a family member who can do the stud wall around it and most of the work but we cannot seem to have any luck in …

Larder door hanging
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Re hanging internal larder doors using new flush hinges, old ones were flush, but the doors are springing, have made sure screws are flush, don’t know what else to try : / Thanks

Staircase alteration
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Hi , my staircase is currently straight to the landing above, however I would like to change them in such a way that you make a quarter turn to the right and acces the landing that way instead, is there an easy way to do this? I thought about getting …

Can I use butt lifting hinges on gate?
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Hi all. can I use butt lifting hinges on a six foot gate.... the ground behind the gate lifts about 2 inches. thanks

Best wood for exterior use
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What is the best but affordable piece of wood to use to cover the bottom section of a back door that has had two pieces of glass removed

Double up on roof joist so to save height on summer house?
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Hi all, Was wondering if I’m able to double up on roof joists on a flat roof so I can save internal height of summerhouse. Structure is 8m x 5m and was thinkinking of doubling 2 5x2’s together. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jay

How to build a long floating shelf and avoid bending?
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I would like to build a long floating shelf (dimensions 4.5 meters long 36 cm deep and 5 cm thick) they would be made out of MDF and fitted around timber battens in the same way as alcove shelving). They would be built between two brick walls and against a …

Carpenter's Mistake - Partial Refund
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Quoted £180 for 2 alcove shelves to be built - timber board on batons, nothing fancy. Carpenter pulled up, did the job, got paid and was driving away within 50 mins. The job was not to the specification agreed as the shelves have been placed 2cm higher than requested. I …

Metal frame with in the door
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I’m looking to build wardrobes that each door with be framed with metal trimmings, does anyone have somewhere to source such metal form? Also a way to built that please?