Wooden windows

Wooden windows & frame repairs

We repair wooden windows all the time, It is well worth the time and effort to repair timber windows and frames.

Traditional Joinery

With well over 45 years experience in carpentry, and fully functioning static and mobile workshops, I am able to offer all aspects of bespoke carpentry and joinery,

southampton door fitting

Changing internal or external doors

hanging your interior doors will have an immediate impact on the ambiance of your home.

Portfolio

replacement wall braket made in accoya timber

Creating Accoya Load Bearing Brackets

A load bearing bracket rotted out and an exact replacement copy made ready to be installed. I am able to copy all profiles and joinery that needs replacing , this particular piece was made using Accoya. 

stairs refit insouthampton

Handrail and Spindles

Sapele Handrail and Spindles fitted to a handmade open tread staircase using an adjustable handrail shoe. The fitted components were then varnished in a clear gloss varnish. before refit after refit

Barn door in Southampton

How to Properly Fit a Barn Door

The barn door replaces an unsuitable cut door design, which compromises strength and functionality. Proper installation requires enhanced security features, including mortise locks and sliding bolts. Additional considerations include weatherproofing with bar fittings and multiple paint coats. The installation process is labor-intensive, typically taking around 2.5 days to complete.

Herbert Collins – Architect

Herbert Collins 1885-1975 was a British architect.He designed many suburban developments in Southampton primarily but not exclusively around the Highfield and Basset Green area of Southampton.Distinctive in their design and built during the 1920s and 1930s. Today their uniqueness is…

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A custom made cupboard

Beautiful Hand-made Shelving Units

This shows a completed shelving unit which was built into a chimney breast in aVictorian terraced property. The object was to create a copy from a original thatwas taken out by a previous owner, using an old photo.

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Boat joinery in southampton

Boat Joinery and Boat or Yacht Repairs

The restoration of the interior of this boat, a 40ft Edwardian Gentleman’s Motor Yacht, to give it its correct description, was undertaken back in the early 1990s using reclaimed pitch pine sourced from the old Southampton dock. It was finished over a…

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