Carpentry Services Southampton
Carpenter and joiner. Carpentry for wood window repairs, fitting doors and traditional joinery. All carpenter jobs possible.
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A conservatory worth saving
This conservatory was worth saving a replacement would cost at least 5 times more than the renovation work that I carried out. It was saved just in time,another winter would have seen it rot beyond repair. The basic skeleton was…
Read More16th Century windows
Its nice to come accross such delights. The customer asked for a survey of these windows and I was suprissed at their condition some areas require a bit of attention particulary on the Oriel window which has a established mini…
Read MoreA stained glass window in Southampton.
A particularly tricky project with possible issues arising from the stained glass segments falling out or worse still breaking. The stained glass itself is in a very ‘tired’ condition with the lead cames shot and the cement between the cames…
Read MoreYorkshire lights
This example required new shoes -the sliding windows run along Oak or metal runners fixed to the cill and housed in a rebate cut to the underside of the bottom rail, known as a plough groove
Read MoreAn opener extensively damaged by wet rot.
A wooden window damaged by wet rot and how it was repaired
Read MoreNew lease of life for a neglected window
What we did to renovate an old wood frame window in Southampton
Read MoreMajor rebuild of a bay window.
This bay required extensive refurbishment. Cutting out of most of the bottom 20% , new windows, removal and repair of all the leaded glass before re-fitting. and the introduction of secondary glazing into the leaded windows – the lead came…
Read MoreLeaded windows repairs
This was a challenging project. The leaded windows had extensive rot to the bottom rail and both the left and right hand stiles. New windows were made. Because of the long term exposure to high moisture laden timber frames the…
Read MoreRepairing leaded windows in Southampton
An inevitable problem when removing leaded glass from a rotten window is that the solder can break at the joints and/or the edge came breaks away. Generally the longer the glass has been in place the more likely this will…
Read MoreOak Slips in Southampton
Often it is the case that the mitre joint on a cill opens up. This happens a result of shrinkage usually after a prolonged spell of dry weather. The joint will remain open and this will allow moisture to penetrate…
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