Recent content by guethary

Hi, I am making a greenhouse (lean to) and want to use lead to cover wooden joists that hold glass in the roof area. Was thinking of using lead to cover the the joists and edge of galss to stop water ingress. Has anyone seen this or done it? I thought I had but maybe I am mistaken?

Thanks Nick. Will do. Have drawn a profile of frame and bought a better saw blade for table saw to cut it on a spare piece of wood. May do today or tomorrow and get back...I don't have a bench router hence saw for profile.

Thanks. Have bought DF which is good quality (dried, American etc) MMMM...no I don't have a router table. To date, on 2 sealed units and 2 smaller windows with casements I have used a table saw to make the profile. So I am assuming you would suggest for accuracy I should use router to cut out. I...

I opted for Douglas Fir...it has been used for years. Accoya is guaranteed 60 years yet I have renovated Victorian sashes that are over 200 years old and the wood when sanded is ready for another 100 I would think!

Better stock up on Chablis if you aren't returning to France before Brexit! (And I chambered the edges ever so slightly which makes it feel better)

Bought the DFir today. It's quite daunting in a way as unprepared wood looks pretty awful. However I chose planks that had no defects though couple had a knot but it I cut it down to size and lost them seems good wood to me. It's a big window...replacing UPVC beast of 2 sections. One is large...

Hi Nick, Went to Box and saw the D Fir....5x2 in 8 foot lengths ...sounds right to me. £20.24 for 8 foot. Sounds good to me... They can plane it for me on 3 sides. Saves you the hassle... How long are you in France?

Thanks Nick. Have to drop wife in Bath am tomorrow for 2 hours so will go to Box. Excellent advice for weatherstrips and router part. I will get the 'bits' together. I just drew my own plans for windows so far! Novice but they worked. Wife is from Lille...we used to go (years back) to Med...

Hi Nick, Thanks for your advice. In first instance i will take a look at the D/F in Box that you suggested. My view on the wood is that so long as the opening window has been made with a rubber weather shield in a groove it should stop any wind etc and make up for any movement in the wood. Does...

That is very helpful and if I need someone to make it maybe you can help...

Yes, I appreciate it. Given I only have one, albeit a monster, I am not sure whether to buy pre planed, get someone else to do it for me me, or buy a planer. Currently working on a plywood facade, so have a couple of days left to makes decision....anyone in Somerset make windows well?

Thanks, makes sense. Only thing is it's pick up only which would cost me £60 in petrol.....

Thanks for your advice, much appreciated. I have made some windows. Simple large sealed units. I have used the sealing strips, having previously used silicone, and it's so much easier, better etc. I have made two small casement windows and just used self adhesive draught excluder on a...

Interesting...I am not a carpenter...hence advice...though have made some windows for our house that I am renovating. I don't have a thicknesser but what's the one you got from Screwfix? Most of my tools are from there and generally good-table saw/sliding mitre saw etc. I contacted Lathams in...

Yes, before I attempted such things myself I had some made and am pretty sure they were d/fir. As you say no knots. The ones I have made to date using Redwood from TP worked out fine and wood was cheap and fine but now what they have is inferior. I also like DF flooring...looks very clean and...