Whats a heavy duty half pin barrel hinge?

Question
I have seen on some old movies that they are able to escape from prison because they are using a half pin barrel hing. I have never seen or heard of this type of heavy duty hinge before and i was wondering what in the heck is it?
Answer
Basically the reason why they are able to [...]

 Mail this post

What type of hinges should i use?

Question
I have reacently finished building a clad timber wall wardrobe that runs the full length of the wall. I am trying to hide the wardrobe frame so i am making the doors sit proud of it and i would like to konw what type of hinge do you think i should choose?
Answer
Although we usually [...]

 Mail this post

Is it standard practice to paint door hinges?

Questions
I recently had a contractot paint my entire house. He painted all the door hinges. He said that painting door hinges is standard practice. Is this true?
Answers
this is actually a tricky question because i have lived in france and seen many many houses with there door hinges painted, however when living in [...]

 Mail this post

Kitchen Cabinet Hinges

So you are either doing some renovation on your old kitchen or your cabinet door hinges have fallen off and you need some new kitchen cabinet hinges. Although most kitchens will not need the use of heavy duty hinges there are some acceptations to this.
This site was built so that you could [...]

 Mail this post

Heavy Duty Gate Hinges

Tru –Close Heavy Duty Gate Hinges
This product is made by Stanly Hardware and is of high quality gate hinges. This heavy duty hinge is specifically for Wood and Vinyl surfaces. The Stanly hardware gate hinge that is shown in the picture comes in a two pack and has free shipping if you get [...]

 Mail this post