Recent content by Knobby

Its all been a bit of trial and error.. The first soft wood cladding was a disaster, was far to thick and we've had to plane it down lots to get the oak cladding to fit. But we finally got it to fit, it still needs some more work but its close. Another Post.. :)

My first job was to strip the wood free from old paint... My father has a cheap electric planer so this did the job. Then it was to clad it with some cheap soft wood to make it up to the required thickness of my new oak cladding. Another post..

Hi Guys, My first post.. Be nice!! I am no pro, just a diyer.. I have recently moved into a house that needs alot of work. One of my first projects is renovating the staircase banister. It was a typical white painted wood with dark stained handrail/caps, look horrid and old fashioned...