Carpentry Services Southampton
Carpenter and joiner. Wood window repairs, fitting doors, traditional joinery
Category: Carpenter jobs
Floor to ceiling Bookcase
This floor to ceiling Bookcase with a total length of 4.5Meters and a height of 2.2Meters, has shelving strips fitted into groves on the sides this enables you to create various heights between the shelves at 20mm increments so that…
Read MoreSecondary glazing
Secondary glazing manufactured and fitted to a timber bay window. This format of secondary glazing is common in Europe. Essentially, a second window is fitted into the reveal. The secondary windows open inwards so the original bay window remains intact with…
Read MoreWooden exterior doors Maintenance
I have written this in response to the number of enquiries I receive from home owners who say’ the door is only x yrs old and its falling apart’ and I take a look at a door tired before its…
Read MoreFour panel internal door
Four panel clear pine internal door fitted with a Rim Lock and knobs. Rim locks make an atractive and functional addition to internal doors not seen so much now they were very common in victorian houses.
Read MorePorch replacement
The replacement of two posts to a porch showing the proping up of the canopy during relacement and the use of Hardwood pegs to prevent slip of the joint.
Read MoreBespoke Oak Door
Bespoke Oak Door made from American White Oak with Oak TGV panels. The images show the manufacture and assembly of the door through to the door fitted in its final resting place. The door needed to be made because the…
Read MoreRepairing a rotted window
These images show the process of repairing a rotted corner in an otherwise sound hardwood window frame. This rot occurred almost certainly due to the failure of the rubber draught seal that is fitted to this type of window. Over time, the…
Read MoreFitted Floor-to-ceiling Wardrobes
Here is an example of hand-made and fitted floor-to-ceiling wardrobes in a early victorian house. The doors are manufactured using MDF panels and joinery grade pine. The panels are then painted to suit the décor in the room and the…
Read MoreRepairs to a bay window
These pictures show repairs to a bay window: replacing the cill, machining out the rotten timber on the bottom rail and the stile to a fixed window, and fitting timber cheeks.
Read MoreWindow Cill Repairs
This shows a repair to the corner of a window cill that had been chewed by a previous owner’s dog, showing the method of routing out the damaged piece and the finished repair.
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