PRECISION TRIM CARPENTRY
By Rick Williams
Step by step color photos for these 20 projects some how make the tricky corners of carpentry seem utterly simple. Projects include a variety of doors and door casings painted or stained wainscot paneling, built in cabinets, shelves and parquet flooring. Author reveals secret of how to line u the corners of skirting boards so that there is no gap at the inter section and the same technique is applied to ceiling moldings. Installing an interior door can be a fiddly business but the author shows how to use a plumb line and spacer blocks for a perfect fit. The surface of the pre finished parquet flooring usually holds up well and the photos are invaluable for reassuring a DIY enthusiast that the floor really is supposed to look like that half way through. After the carpentry projects, a final home improvement focuses on the walls, introducing the technique of bag painting or rag rolling in UK parlance. A guide to wood working terms, adhesives, stains and top coats concludes.
By Rick Williams
Step by step color photos for these 20 projects some how make the tricky corners of carpentry seem utterly simple. Projects include a variety of doors and door casings painted or stained wainscot paneling, built in cabinets, shelves and parquet flooring. Author reveals secret of how to line u the corners of skirting boards so that there is no gap at the inter section and the same technique is applied to ceiling moldings. Installing an interior door can be a fiddly business but the author shows how to use a plumb line and spacer blocks for a perfect fit. The surface of the pre finished parquet flooring usually holds up well and the photos are invaluable for reassuring a DIY enthusiast that the floor really is supposed to look like that half way through. After the carpentry projects, a final home improvement focuses on the walls, introducing the technique of bag painting or rag rolling in UK parlance. A guide to wood working terms, adhesives, stains and top coats concludes.
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