Carpentry Services Southampton
Carpenter and joiner. Wood window repairs, fitting doors, traditional joinery
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Revitalizing Southampton Porches: A Redwood Stain Renovation.
This Southampton front porch, previously marred by a poor and failing stain, received a comprehensive renovation to restore it to its former glory. The process involved stripping the porch back to its natural wood, providing a blank canvas for a…
Read MoreExpert Flat Refurbishment Services in Southampton
Our Southampton team provides flat refurbishment services, emphasizing quality. A recently updated one-bedroom house features neutral magnolia walls, white ceilings, and new electric heaters for comfort. Additionally, curtain poles and custom roller blinds enhance each window, creating a clean, functional, and modern living environment.
Read MoreSkirting boards: a lesson for us all
This customer had new french doors fited by a national company. After many months and the involvement of trading standards the job was finally put right. A lesson for us all -use a local contactable tradesman rather than a national…
Read MoreFront Door Tidyup
A main entrance door does take a bit of a beating over time. One not so interesting fact is that a main entrance door will be opened and closed 10’220 times if the property is occupied by just two persons…
Read MoreGalley table
A galley table on a motor yacht was a bit on the large side given the size of the galley overall. It needed to be reduced in size from a rectangle to a smaller circular shape. This entailed cutting out…
Read MoreGarage refurb in Southampton
The garage erected in the 1970s had a sound roof but all the joinery was beyond economic repair. A set of garage doors, a side door and a window to the rear elevation required replacement. In addition an additional side…
Read MoreBuilt in Cupboard
A neglected corner of a hallway that is begging for something to happen. A purpose built cupboard was manufactured with shaker style doors. A 40mm Oak Kitchen worktop became the top with a rolled edge so there were no sharp…
Read MorePainting and Decorating
Over the years I have not only manufactured items and fitted them but ended up doing the painting as well . Indeed once something has been fitted or repaired it is often followed by the question ‘do you do painting’ or ‘do…
Read MoreBespoke Stair gate
An elderly customer was becoming increasingly concerned about accidentally falling down the stairs in the middle of the night when she wished to leave her bedroom for the bathroom. She had to pass by the top of the stairs from her bedroom as…
Read MoreReplacement Double Glazed unit in a Barn Door
Not always a straightforward job and having been told by several carpenters ‘ you need a replacement door’ it took this customer 6months before he found me. A replacement solid Oak Barn Door like this plus the fitting charge would land a…
Read MoreTGV Doors
I make a number of doors each year for exterior use with a TGV covering. The issue with the off the shelf gates and doors that are available will be that they do not have a plywood back and the TGV…
Read MoreHow not to repair windows
Some time ago I posted after seeing the result of a door hung by a so-called carpenter. Reference the post below. How not to hang a door | Carpentry Services Southampton (southamptoncarpentry.com) Recently I came across this excuse for a repair…
Read MoreInternal French doors installed in Southampton
Internal French doors. These doors were fitted between a kitchen and lounge, these ‘8 light’ doors let in plenty of light whilst keeping kitchen odours out of the living room. The head –that’s the top part of the frame, had…
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Secondary 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 MoreUnder Stairs Storage Solution
Here is a storage solution to an under-stair space, using reclaimed pine and MDF grilled fronts.
Read MoreA porch that was condemned (how to save £1000s)
Our latest carpentry job in and around Southampton. This time I touch on the issue of replacing entirely a wood porch or resnovating it.
Read MoreRestored Teak Parquet Flooring
Here is the completed room. I was surprised and impressed by the quality of this floor. Burmese Teak is as rare as rocking horse droppings as there have been no imports of this timber for many years, due to trading restrictions,…
Read MorePurpose-built Wooden Shelving
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.
Read MoreInstallation of a Wooden Staircase
The customer had a metal spiral staircase which had seen better daysand which they didn’t like, so a replacement was planned and fitted, usinghemlock wood for the spindles and handrails, finishing in an oil to enhancethe apperance of the wood.
Read MoreA Meeting with a Remarkable Tree
A meeting with a remarkable tree – said to be over a thousand years old. The location is the Wilts/Hants border… The YewAll trees are remarkable and for me the one that is the most remarkable of all is the yew. It’s…
Read MoreReplacement of a 1970s Conservatory
This conservatory was built during the 1970s and it had had numerous repairs made over the years; it had been looked after with a replacement roof some 20 years ago. The original roof I was told was glass. My initial visit…
Read MoreChimney breast cupboards and shelving
I think the images speak for themselves as to the nature of the project. All edges of the MDF have been lipped in pine which will enable a painter to achieve a really professional finish. Trying to paint a raw unlipped…
Read MoreRepurposing a Victorian wardrobe
An original Victorian wardrobe without the doors was repurposed into a bookcase . The wardrobe carcass was basically all that remained of the original interior to this room. The doors had been removed and disposed of and the carcass was…
Read MoreSide light repair to French Doors
Side light repair to French Doors in Southampton Here we have a frame where the sidelight which I had made repairs to is fixed. Adjacent are matching french doors and then further sidelights on the other side. The rot had…
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Carpentry knowledge & skills
Whilst visiting one of our Cathedrals: Many of them are within a 100 mile radius of Southampton. I came across this gem of a repair to a 16th Century door which serves as the main entrance door to the Ladies…
Read MorePorch posts
It is common throughout the UK to see porches similar or the same as the one shown here. They are an integral design feature of many properties, take one away and something does not quite look right no matter how…
Read MoreAqua seal
A rebate can be machined around the edge of a wooden window to accommodate Aqua seals. Fitting an Aqua seal will eliminate most if not all draughts and save money in the long run on energy costs. The seals can protrude…
Read MoreRebuilding an Oak Porch and leaded windows
There were two design issues with this porch resulting in considerable rot . The roof did not overhang sufficiently to allow water to run off into a gutter instead the water simply poured off the roof and onto the cills. The leaded windows…
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