Chisels, a tape measure, speed square, spirit level, hammer and hand saw laid out on a workshop bench

Guides

Carpentry & Joinery Guides

Practical carpentry and joinery advice based on more than 35 years of hands-on experience. These guides explain things clearly, helping you understand the work involved, make informed decisions and get the details right.

Door sizes, moulding profiles, timber types, finishes, and the problems that come with old timber. Proper names, real measurements, and how to tell one thing from another.

Doors & Windows

$Finished solid oak front door in place at the entrance of The Counting House, Pontefract$

Standard Door Sizes UK

Standard door sizes UK guide with internal, external, fire-door and metric dimensions, plus clear advice on measuring openings, linings and safe trimming.

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Skirting, Architrave & Mouldings

White moulded skirting board running into a plinth block at a door architrave

Skirting, Architrave & Moulding Profiles

Identify standard skirting board, architrave and timber moulding profiles — torus, ogee, ovolo, bullnose, lamb’s tongue, scotia and quadrant explained.

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