Carpentry Services Southampton
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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.
Read MoreSteps to Safely Replace Your Porch’s Rotting Posts
Porch posts are susceptible to rot and must be carefully replaced, especially when they serve as load-bearing structures. Accurate measurements are crucial to maintain roof height during removal. Replacement involves creating grooves for hardwood keys to ensure stability. Sizing discrepancies with modern timber may require custom solutions.
Read MoreWhat’s in a door?
I am often told by customers that they have a ‘solid’ Oak/Hardwood door. Indeed that will be the case on some occasions, but the majority are not solid they are composite. There’s also the issue of builders and carpenters stating that the door…
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 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 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…
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 MoreHardwood Door Renovation
The customer assumed that the front door to their property needed to be replaced. I was keen to renovate the door as all joints were sound and there were no signs of rot. Being a 36 inch wide door a replacement…
Read MoreA Door in Canterbury
This is not an illusion. On a recent short break in Canterbury I came across this door which isthe main entrance to a book shop. The whole building lists (leans) by about 30degrees. Because it is listed, doors had to…
Read MoreRebuilding a Victorian Style door.
This door was almost beyond saving indeed at one point I thought is it really worth it. The glazing had not been installed with adequate sealants so the rain had penetrated behind the beading at the base of the glass…
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Replacement beading to exterior doors.
These doors in essence are in good condition. Indeed the french doors are handmade from Burmease Teak -probably the most robust of all timbers but alas no longer available and actually illegal to import into the uk. These are about 30…
Read MoreWardrobe doors from Pallet wood
A project undertaken by Suzanne Carr. This will one day be the norm , upcycling materials; in this case pallets into sliding wardrobe doors. Unique and stylish I think this is a brilliant use of reclaimed wood I helped Suzanne…
Read MoreTimber flannels
I was pleased to be able to save this door. An original 1950s exterior back door, apart from the area of rot immediately below the glazing the rest of the door was sound. The rot had taken hold along the…
Read MoreReplacement Gate finished in stain
Replacement gate finished in stain. This is a copy of the original which had rotted beyond economic repair. For me this was an interesting project because it involved some curved work which does not come up that often so it…
Read MoreDriveway Gates in Southampton
A single driveway gate with an entrance door fitted in the middle. These gates are heavy so a jockey wheel has been fitted to take the stress off the hinges thus ensuring that the gate will not drop over time….
Read MoreGarage door repairs in Southampton
These garage doors were made to measure by a joiner several years ago. There are several issues with the doors because of design and manufacturing mistakes, that have resulted in the joints opening and the panels bowing. The panels were…
Read MoreHow not to hang a door
This customer employed a cowboy who claimed to be a carpenter if you are the carpenter who tried to fit this door – hang your head in shame. The customer told me that she shopped around and went for the cheapest…
Read MoreReplacement garage doors
Exact replica’s were made and fitted to this garage in Southampton. The old doors were made sometime in the 1930s and the customer wanted like for like, the only difference in the method of construction was the way that I…
Read MoreReplacement of a side gate frame
Replacement of a side gate frame reusing the gate, note the lead ‘hat’ on the new frame, this will prevent the top of the frame from rotting again,also i fix the frame about 1/2″ ( 12mm) off the ground so that no moisture…
Read MoreReplacement of a worn out garage door
This type of up and over steel garage door is still very popular, and these had seen better days. The garage is of a standard precast concrete type. The replacement garage doors are off the shelf, I did not manufacture…
Read MoreFramed Ledge and Braced gate
This Gate in Southampton is made from tannalised Redwood with galvanised fittings a gate like this is pretty well bullet proof when it comes to weathering and should give at least 30yr service life
Read MoreRepairing a split door panel
Repairing a split door panel in Southampton. This split in a door panel happens when the door is in an exposed position, full sun all day through the summer and rain water in the winter. There is no need to…
Read MoreReplacement door in Southampton
Previously a UPVC door was fitted which was not in keeping with the rest of the interior of the house. This particular door lets in light whilst giving privicy with its obscure glass it was fitted inside the porch into the…
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…
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