Joinery
Fitting skirting board: 1 day course
Want to save money on hiring a joiner? Learn how to cut and fit skirting in the most efficient way. You’ll learn how to use mitre saws and mitre blocks, measure angles, and try different fixing methods. The techniques learnt here are transferable for fitting picture rail, dado rail and coving. Simple joints: 1 day course A little bit of knowledge can go a long way! On this course, you will learn a few simple joints that can have many uses in the home and garden. We will work with hand saws and chisels and also use battery powered drills. The course will also look at different way of fixing the joints together. Shelving 101: 1 day course Been putting it off and not sure where to start? On this course you will learn the basics of shelving in terms of angles and levelling and 3 different ways of creating shelving in your home. This day will give you experience of fixing to walls and confidence for fitting shelves into alcoves. We will work with hand tools and power drills. |
Hinging and locks: 1 day course
Have you got badly fitting doors?
Learn how to fit hinges and understand some common reasons why doors don’t fit well or close easily. You will learn about different types of door ironmongery (hinges, locks, catches etc ) and how to fit a door latch with handles. You’ll also learn how to sharpen chisels and planes because working with blunt tools is slow, frustrating and can be dangerous!
Boxing in pipes:1 day course
Do you want to cover up ugly pipes and also create a useful small shelf or storage space?
On this course, you will learn how to box in pipes and refresh your skills on fixing to walls (solid, hollow or tiled) and refresh on the use of drills and drill bits.
Hanging a full sized door: 1 day course
Do you want to change your doors or get existing doors to fit better?
Do you want to know how to trim the bottom of a door neatly for carpet clearance?
Working in pairs you will learn how to hinge and fit a full sized door (762mm x 1981mm or 2ft 6” x 6ft 6”). If there is time, you can also fit a door latch or a rack bolt.
Note: this course is aimed at people who have already attended the course on hinging and locks or who are competent in fitting standard butt hinges.
Fitting and adjusting kitchen doors: 3 hour course
Is your kitchen looking tired and old but you can’t afford a new one?
Why not fit new doors to your existing units?
Learn how to fit and adjust kitchen doors so that you can adjust badly fitting doors or have the confidence to fit new ones.
Have you got badly fitting doors?
Learn how to fit hinges and understand some common reasons why doors don’t fit well or close easily. You will learn about different types of door ironmongery (hinges, locks, catches etc ) and how to fit a door latch with handles. You’ll also learn how to sharpen chisels and planes because working with blunt tools is slow, frustrating and can be dangerous!
Boxing in pipes:1 day course
Do you want to cover up ugly pipes and also create a useful small shelf or storage space?
On this course, you will learn how to box in pipes and refresh your skills on fixing to walls (solid, hollow or tiled) and refresh on the use of drills and drill bits.
Hanging a full sized door: 1 day course
Do you want to change your doors or get existing doors to fit better?
Do you want to know how to trim the bottom of a door neatly for carpet clearance?
Working in pairs you will learn how to hinge and fit a full sized door (762mm x 1981mm or 2ft 6” x 6ft 6”). If there is time, you can also fit a door latch or a rack bolt.
Note: this course is aimed at people who have already attended the course on hinging and locks or who are competent in fitting standard butt hinges.
Fitting and adjusting kitchen doors: 3 hour course
Is your kitchen looking tired and old but you can’t afford a new one?
Why not fit new doors to your existing units?
Learn how to fit and adjust kitchen doors so that you can adjust badly fitting doors or have the confidence to fit new ones.
Making a Wooden Window box
Make a wooden window box to grow flowers, herbs or salad leaves. You will build skills and confidence using hand tools & power tools to make a wooden window box using tannalised pine (treated with preservative to make it last longer outdoors). All materials supplied.
