Guides
These guides explain how household jobs are actually done: the fixings, the walls, the floors and the tools that decide the result. They are written by Homesmith, a handyman and carpentry service working across Byron Bay, Bangalow, Lennox Head and Ballina.
How to hang a door, and why it takes longer than you think
The door is rarely the problem. The opening is, and after thirty years it is not square any more.
Read itWhy the right tools matter more than you would think
The wall you have decides the fixing you need, and most of them are not what people assume.
Read itHow to protect your floors on moving day
New floors take their worst damage in the first week, not the first year. What to put down before the truck arrives, and in what order.
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