Bad Weather
I have quite a few outside jobs this month, lets hope the British weather is kind to me.
Lots Of Flooring
I seem to be laying miles and miles of flooring at the moment, engineered oak, walnut and laminate flooring. It all looks great but it doesn’t do my knees any good….
Nice Doors
I’ve just finished hanging some fantastic doors in Benton. They were designed by my customer who is an architect, they just need the stained glass panels fitting.
End of the holidays
Back from our camping road trip in Hector the campervan and back to work. I’ve got some nice jobs coming up so I’ll post the photos when work is completed.
Fantastic Gates
We’ve just finished hanging two pairs of West African Iroko gates in Jesmond. It was a tricky job because we had to use the existing hinge pins built into he brick pillars and the gates are very heavy. I think they look great.
Recycling a third generation timber building
I am working on a very interesting project this week, altering a timber building that started it’s life after the first world war in Jesmond. The building was taken down and re-built in Ellington some years later, then taken down again to make way for a new house on the plot. The building was moved […]
Guy The Work Experience Student
I have been working with Guy from Gosforth High School this week. He has been looking to see if a career in joinery is what he wants to do when he leaves school. Well done Guy, and best wishes for the future.
The kitchen at Beamish
Now that the Aga is fitted we can start fitting the kitchen ready for the granite worktops
Still at Beamish
We started to alter the stair case and finish off all the doors today.
Oak flooring and skirting boards
I’ve spent the week on my hands and knees laying a nice oiled oak floor and fitting skirting boards.