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19/12/2006, 20:10 Chris Head Joined on 21/11/2004 What next? Posts 2,526 Barn doors debacle. All went well until the client decided he was going to get involved in the finishing and hanging. Ok you lasure them I said....mistake. The closing strip and the rear of the doors give an idea of the contrast, the colour is just awful. The hinges should have been painted before the doors were hung....the bolt heads should have been on the outside, etc. Lesson learned on this one, either I control the whole process or it's no deal next time.    Report

19/12/2006, 20:25 Bugbear Joined on 15/11/2006 Vienne (86) Posts 3,517 Re: Barn doors debacle. "....the bolt heads should have been on the outside" But that would make it difficult to break in.......................................... "Life is Short - Forgive Quickly - Love Truly - Laugh Uncontrollably"    Report

19/12/2006, 21:18 Meg Joined on 17/02/2006 Charente Posts 1,922 Re: Barn doors debacle. OMG...bet you're gutted! This post is a natural product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and are in no way to be considered as flaws or defects.    Report

19/12/2006, 21:42 Chris Head Joined on 21/11/2004 What next? Posts 2,526 Re: Barn doors debacle. Yeah Moggy, I'm gutted, you hit the nail on the head. Still, it's them who has to look at the doors. There just isn't any crime here Gary, so I guess the bolts being the wrong way round isn't too serious, although it does ruin the look of the doors....imagine those doors in Scouseland!    Report

19/12/2006, 21:47 Meg Joined on 17/02/2006 Charente Posts 1,922 Re: Barn doors debacle. so I guess the bolts being the wrong way round isn't too serious Just looks funny! Was it an attempt at trying to save money, that the client wanted to get involved and do it himself? This post is a natural product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and are in no way to be considered as flaws or defects.    Report

19/12/2006, 22:02 Chris Head Joined on 21/11/2004 What next? Posts 2,526 Re: Barn doors debacle. No, just a typical know it all French client. He hasn't paid yet, I'm tempted to go and 'reclaim' them. edit, that's the sort of metalwork I'd like from you Moggy.    Report

20/12/2006, 20:21 Jonzjob Joined on 23/08/2004 Nr Carcassonne, 11 Posts 2,525 Re: Barn doors debacle. Nice looking doors Chris, but I didn't know that you were into pine... You may even fing that he had decided that there would be enough nuts on the inside, so put the mechanical ones outside ? You may well find that it's necessary to have the stop strip totally different so that he could find where to get in? John. The only difference between the men & the boys is the size & the shape & the price of their toys!!    Report

21/12/2006, 17:12 J.R's gone native Joined on 16/07/2006 Picardie, Sussex Posts 1,695 Re: Barn doors debacle. What also cries out to me is that the hinges are not bolted through the frame of the doors but instead through the vertical boards. I am assuming that he bought the hinges and that you didn't supply these Chris? Why not pin on a business card saying "I only made them!"    Report

21/12/2006, 17:52 Cassis Joined on 25/12/2005 Here and there Posts 6,411 Re: Barn doors debacle. "Pig" and "Ear" come to mind.  Enough to make you weep.  Aren't those homing barn doors, Chris?    Report

21/12/2006, 19:45 Chris Head Joined on 21/11/2004 What next? Posts 2,526 Re: Barn doors debacle. Client supplied the timber John, he didn't want to pay the additional 200 euro for Oak planks, for doors that will be there for a lifetime. JR, the hinges were existing hinges, we took the old doors down and put the new ones up, they should have been painted before hanging the new doors, but client knew best. He'd bought bolts that were the correct diameter but had a square shaft....'no problem' I said, we'll just drill out the hinges....'no, we'll do it this way' he said. The doors had been sized to have the closing strip halved into each one, 'I don't want that, I want this' fair enough. By now I've gathered the chap is a bit of a plonker, I won't be working for him again. 'Homing barn doors Phil? Ya lost me me old saus'!        Report

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