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More UK residents are adding the WOW-Factor to their homes every year, by replacing unsightly French Doors with Bi-Folding Doors in PVCu,  Timber or Aluminium. That’s because not only do they open all the way in glorious summer. They’re also among the snuggest fits available in winter too. And this gives you the best of both worlds when you need them.
While most people prefer to Find a Door Fitter on Mr-Skill to fit Bi-Folds to existing openings, the brave could possibly install these by themselves. If contemplating this yourself, please do offset the risks of inadvertent damage against the savings on the labour. The following are criteria you may like to consider when specifying Door Fitting Quotes instead
- Standard Sizes – If your opening is slightly oversized, consider lining it with appropriate material to take up the gap, and pre-empt requiring an expensive special order
 Slim Sightlines – How much clear vision will the frame sacrifice? You need to get as close to unobstructed as possible, albeit within constraints
- Thresholds – Do you require low-maintenance flush-fitted thresholds, or those recessed for outdoor weatherproofing?
- Locking – What level of security is wise? Locks are not all that expensive. Think ahead here – it could be time for an upgrade
The secret to a successfully trouble-free Bi-Fold Door installation – as any London Window Fitter knows – is a completely square and plumb installation. We cannot over-emphasise the need for this. If in any doubt at all of your ability to achieve this, why not rather seek Expert Advice instead? We’ll introduce you to a skilled and rated tradesperson, absolutely free to you.
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Posted in Handyman Services on Sep 27
Modern built-in cupboards use hinges that seem so complicated that novices are almost scared to adjust them, and end up paying others to re-align their doors when this may be unnecessary. If you are confident then you may not need to find a handyman to do the job. The procedure is actually very simple when you know how.
 o There are three ways to adjust the illustrated hinge and align a set of doors. These are (a) move it from side to side, (b) adjust it up and down, and (c) adjust the set-out depth so that it closes evenly
o Begin with adjusting all the doors in a cupboard run so that they align with the bottoms of the cupboards. You do this by loosening off the screws that secure the hinges to the cupboard frames and moving them up or down to the correct positions in the slots. Sometimes holes in chipboard go oversized – a useful hint I learned from a pair of handymen from London is to press in a few matches, trim them, open a small hole and re-bed the screw. It works a treat every time.
o You can now re-set the doors vertically so that the gaps between them are similar, and allow you to press one match through each gap. In ideal terms, these should be as wide as the spaces outside the extreme right and left hand doors as well, although this may not be practical. You achieve this by turning the side-to-side adjusting screw either in or out.
o When you inspect your work, you may find that some doors do not rest evenly against the horizontal cupboard frames, or knock loudly when you close them. Perfect the job using the depth-adjustment screw. If you like, you can attach pre-glued nylon button pads to make the doors close completely silently.
This is an easy job in principle. However, in practice adjusting a tall clothes cupboard door is a two-man job. If you struggle, rather avoid causing damage and call for handyman quotes. You will get good ones at Mr-Skill.
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