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Around the home you will see lots of places where wood is being used. Wood is an ideal material for construction due to its relatively low cost, it is reasonably light but strong and with a little bit of skill and know how can be used to enhance your home.

All homes contain some degree of wood, most homes use a wood structure to support the roof, often the floor is made from wood and supported on wooden joists as well as some internal walls using wood as the supporting framework.

Wooden floors are warmer than concrete and also provide a void to run electrical and plumbing services. There is also a large amount of wood used internally within a home such as doors, shelving, skirting boards and furniture.

Some of the major jobs such as repairing or replacing roofing supports or fitting new floor joists may be better left to the professionals, but there are many jobs that can be tackled yourself.

Fortunately wood is an easy material to work with and provided time is taken to develop a few basic, practical woodworking skills, a wide variety of tasks can be carried out around the home.

Boxing in pipes	Box in those ugly pipes.
Catches and descriptions	Learn all about the different types of catches and their uses.
Fitting a mortice lock	How to fit a mortice lock and striker plate
Fitting an architrave	Measuring, cutting and fitting an architrave.
Fitting skirting boards	Learn how to shape internal joints and mitre external joints.
Hanging a door	Method for fitting hinges and hanging a door.
Hinges and descriptions	Learn all about the different types of hinges and their uses.
Locks	Find out how to fit a mortice lock.
Make a bird table	Keep those feathered friends happy with a cheap and easy to make bird table.
Nails and descriptions	Learn all about the different types of nails and their uses.
Reversing the side a door opens	How to swap a door so it opens on to the other wall of a room.
Screw sizes	Use our chart to see all the different sizes of screws available.
Screw types and uses	Learn all about the different types of screws and their uses.
Shelf spans	Work out how often to support your shelves with our shelf span chart.
Shelves - planning	Learn about what fixings are needed on different types of walls.
Shelving - angle bracket	Different styles and types of angle brackets for supporting shelves.
Shelving - corner	Utilise that corner with a corner shelf.
Shelving systems	Fit a shelving system and adjust it to suit different requirements.
Types of manufactured board	Information regarding man made boards, mdf, chipboard, plywood, blockboard, etc.
Types of wood	Information on some popular types of wood and their uses, beech, cedar, mahogany, oak, pine, maple, teak, etc.