DIY GARDEN PLANTERS

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Tools required :-  Wood saw, tape measure, square, pencil, battery drill / driver, drill bits, medium screwdriver. Garden planters can add colour to a  patio or grassed area without costing a fortune, you can also build them to the size and shape you require rather than 'making do' with whats available at the local garden centre or DIY store and you can of course move them around to suit your preferred layout. They can be built using basic tools (as listed above) and can made from a variety of timbers, then finished with coloured / clear wood preserve, paint, or varnish, it … [Read more...]

FITTING ARCHITRAVE AROUND A DOOR CASING

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Tools required :- Tape measure, wood saw, mitre box or mitre saw, hammer and nail punch. To fit architrave around a door you will have to cut four mitres, two in the head (top) piece and one in each of the two side pieces. Architrave is normally set back around 1/4" (5mm) from the edge of the door casing, (see fig 1). This is done so the architrave doesn't impede the fitting of the door hinges.      Mark the 1/4" (5mm) line around the edge of the door casing first, now cut the head piece with two mitres to length allowing for the additional 1/4" (5mm) each end, (see fig … [Read more...]