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Category - The Builder

How To Hang Bi-Fold Doors

Most internal concertina type (multi-fold)doors are designed to hang from the opening between two rooms, possibly where two large doors were originally installed. They may have no floor channel, but simply hang from an overhead track. They take up far less room when open than conventional doors.

Before embarking on the job, check that the four edges of the door frame are square (the diagonal measurements should be equal). If they are not, it may be best to call in a carpenter or joiner.

With modern design this simple idea is now being incorporated to take any number of doors and opening combinations. By using an upper and lower track system the opening can be greatly increased, making it very popular for exterior use. These door kits have to be order to suit your opening and are normally supplied with fittings and fitting instructions.

Hanging Bi-Fold Doors
Hang a bi-fold door in the same way as a conventional door, with the following exceptions.

1 If the pair of doors is not already hinged together, join them with....

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Category - The Home Renovator

Adjusting Concealed Hinge Cupboard Doors

Here's a quick tip on fixing those sagging kitchen doors. Most kitchens built in the last 20 years have concealed adjustable hinges.

Over time the cupboard doors tend to sag, causing doors to scrape or come into contact with each other, which is annoying and inconvenient.

This problem can be fixed quickly and easily with a screwdriver.

There are 4 adjusting screws in the hinge, allowing you to make 3 basic adjustments.

1. Lateral. This screw adjustment allows the door to be moved side-to-side.

2. Depth. Adjusting this back screw allows the door to be moved in or out.

3. Vertical. The two top and bottom screws allow for adjustment of the door in an up or down direction.

Some experimentation and re-adjusting may be necessary in order to obtain the perfect fit.

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Billbee Who Am I to Give DIY and Home Improvement Help? Well, in a nutshell, I have been doing DIY, home improvement, renovation, extensions and building houses since I was 16 years old. I am now 65 years old. So yes, I think I could provide a bit of help for newcomers to the game. (That is if I can remember anything! Hang on....... I've lost my mouse. :-) My name is Bill Bradley and I live in Darwin, the capital city of the NorthernThose were the days! Territory of Australia. I was born and raised in Northern England and emigrated to Australia as a "ten quid tourist" when I was twenty three. I served my time (5 years) as a bound apprentice to a small building company, that did one off houses and had it's own joinery shop. I duly received my "City and Guilds of London Institutes" certificates in the trade of Carpentry and Joinery. I picked up a couple of other building construction qualifications after I was out of my apprenticeship. In England when I came out of my time, I worked as a journeyman carpenter for a timber engineering company, (large laminated roof trusses) and on concrete formwork. A spell sub-contract roofing gave me spare cash for my trip to Aus. Timber frame cottage work (houses) in NSW, high rise in Brisbane, houses again in Darwin where I got married and settled down. By then I had to stop working for experience and start working for money. With a couple of partners we built our first house in 1968. Contract price $9,000. (It's still there, and worth half a million now :-) Read more about Billbee

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Billbee

Who Am I to Give DIY and Home Improvement Help?

Well, in a nutshell, I have been doing DIY, home improvement, renovation, extensions and building houses since I was 16 years old. I am now 65 years old. So yes, I think I could provide a bit of help for newcomers to the game. (That is if I can remember anything! Hang on....... I've lost my mouse. :-)

My name is Bill Bradley and I live in Darwin, the capital city of the NorthernThose were the days! Territory of Australia.

I was born and raised in Northern England and emigrated to Australia as a "ten quid tourist" when I was twenty three.

I served my time (5 years) as a bound apprentice to a small building company, that did one off houses and had it's own joinery shop. I duly received my "City and Guilds of London Institutes" certificates in the trade of Carpentry and Joinery. I picked up a couple of other building construction qualifications after I was out of my apprenticeship.

In England when I came out of my time, I worked as a journeyman carpenter for a timber engineering company, (large laminated roof trusses) and on concrete formwork. A spell sub-contract roofing gave me spare cash for my trip to Aus. Timber frame cottage work (houses) in NSW, high rise in Brisbane, houses again in Darwin where I got married and settled down. By then I had to stop working for experience and start working for money. With a couple of partners we built our first house in 1968. Contract price $9,000. (It's still there, and worth half a million now :-)

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Click on image to enlarge Category - In The Workshop Constructing Dovetail Joints The various stages in the construction of a lapped dovetail joint. The dovetail must be shorter than in a through dovetail.