Carpentry & Joinery Questions

Completion certificate
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Can a new home pass building certificate with a post missing from staircase

How to build alcove shelf that can hold a sound system?
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Looking to add a shelf to an alcove with a depth of around 51cm and a length of 65cm. Shelf options are seem limited for that depth online so just wondering the best way to go about it? Sound system is around 3-4kg in weight.

Internal door measurements
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Hi, I have doors internally that are 1940 / 1950 and 1968 mm height for each but everywhere only sells 1981mm as the smallest height. No where can you trim that much off and I’m not sure what to do

Waxing bare wood?
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Do you need to seal knots in bare wood before waxing ? I know you do if painting or varnishing but can find no reference to it for waxing

Are flat pack shelves strong enough for wall hanging?
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We need more storage in our bedroom but all the floor space is being used up. We would like to put a shelf on the wall above our bed but I worry that a store-bought shelf (e.g. ikea or argos) would not be strong enough. I don't want it to …

How can I secure plastic pallet decking on muddy ground for durability?
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Hi. I would like to use pallets for decking. Any tips for using the plastic ones? Wondering how to make them secure? My garden has grass but the dirt is very muddy. I thought plastic ones would last longer than the wood, as the wooden pallets might rot.

Garden Decking
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We’ve had quotes to have our decking done in the garden. The quotes were a lot more than we were expecting. Would a joiner build us the base for the decking only? So we could maybe cut back on labour and do the rest ourselves. It’s the only bit we’re …

Top newell post on the staircase
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Hello, im a joiner with minimal experience in stair cases, ive been asked to fit storage units underneath a stair case and for what the customer wants the underneath of the top newell post will be in the way, it wouldnt be an issue for me to build the units …

How to extend a loft hatch without cutting through joists?
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Im looking for someone to extend a hatch in a cutloft to accommodate a premade 60cm x 1meter hatch & ladder The existing size hatch is 60cm(w) x 41cm (L) and I need to extend on the length (L) side to 1m So the width is fine already 60cm- but …

Notching of joists
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We've had 145 x 65mm joists put in for the first floor but they have had to be notched by 30mm on one end to get them to sit in a steal beam. Will these beams still be okay to support the first floor? Conscious it's over 1/4 of the …