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Customer jobs including fitting / replacing doors, Skirting boards, Architrave and other ideas using wood
I was asked to replace 4 internal doors. These are the solid core doors with an oak veneered / edged. As they are heavy I replaced the old to hinges with 3 ball bearing units for each door. 2 of the doors were fitted with the simple door catch and handle. The kitchen door was…
I was asked if I could move and convert a shed to have better storage, take 2 new freezers and also, 2 mobility scooters. The green storage unit was designed to fit across one end of the shed to maximize space for the waterproof storage boxes. It was also to raise the 2 freezers to…
I was asked to assemble a wardrobe in a bedroom. This was a nice little project that fitted in well with the room decor. I am grateful that the customer picked the colours of the unit and made sure the colour scheme worked and made my finished job look great.
I was asked to update the toilet room that was under the stairs. I collected and fitted some oak laminate flooring that was design for occasional wet areas. A new door frame was fitted, along with a new door to match the rest of the rooms downstairs. I then turned my attention to the slate…
A customer asked if i could remove / replace an old rotten door and frame on a brick storage outhouse. It needed to be secure and sturdy as they wanted to store garden tools and a lawn mower in there. This was not a standard size, so I made a bespoke treated wood frame and…
I was asked to build an outside kitchen on the end of a garage wall. It was to match the existing gazebo and use stone blocks to match the rest of the garden. The work tops under the pizza oven used the porcelain tiles that matched the ones under the gazebo The frame was designed…
I was asked to finish a new room that had been built from a converted garage that was no longer used. After refinishing the plastered walls and ceiling, I fitted new wooden laminate floor boards, skirting boards and woodwork to the room. I then painted 2 coats of white on the ceiling and a washable…
I was asked to make a live edge oak computer work table and a set of oak shelves to match. The wood was chosen, prepared, cut and planed and treated. Table legs were chosen and also old style metal shelf supports with the names of London train stations.
I was asked by a friend if I could help to build a set of stables for their horses. 2 days later after a lot of laughs and rain, the horses moved in.
This is bed that I designed and constructed from scratch for my daughter. I uses solid oak posts and beams that I chose and purchased from a wood merchant in the Lake District. As the would had a live edge and holes, I decided the fill them in with slate for an added detail. The…