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cab
Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 32429
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 05 9:37 am Post subject: Shelves |
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Never buy shelves from B&Q.
On paper, it makes sense to do so. They seem like sturdy timber, they're cheap enough, the brackets you can buy to go with them (we got dovetail joint brackets) look good... But it transpires that the brackets aren't quite all the same size, they don't have the holes in the same place, and sometimes they split when you bring the two parts together. Oh, and the poxy little nails they provide for holding the shelves down onto the brackets, what's that all about? Give me some wood screws, damnit, I don't want things to fall apart on me. I've got some in, of course, but I should have all the bits I need there in the kit.
*sigh*
I have three up. Five to go. A trip to B&Q for a replacement part which in turn needs to be varnished like the rest before I can finish, though.
Next time, I'm doing it myself properly, or I'm using WAAY simpler brackets that can't have anything wrong with them. |
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Behemoth
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cab
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