Posts tagged hardware (hinges)
All About Door Hinges :: Hanging on a Hinge
17September 7, 2011
Hinges are as varied as the doors that hang from them. While most building products are measured width x height, door hinges are measured height by width; and the width is the total opening measurement of both leaves of the hinge. [ . . . ]
Restoring Hardware :: Common Reasons Hardware is Painted
3September 11, 2009
by jb bartkowiak
in On the House
If you have lived in or worked on an old house, you probably know exactly what I mean. There is almost nothing that is more frustrating than having to work the paint from the slot(s) of a screw head.
Look at the alternatives though: Trying to retract a screw found in this situation without first cutting or chiseling that paint away makes for sure stripage, failure and, further, insanity. [ . . . ]
