New Kitchen in Aydon

Well its been a busy start to the year with a fantastic kitchen refurbishment in Aydon, Northumberland. The original kitchen was about 20 years old but in good condition so we stripped it out and the customer sold it on.      Then first fix all the electrical and plumbing work, with the wall patched […]

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Happy Christmas everyone, I’m finished for the holidays and back to work on the 8th January. I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and wish you well in the new year.    

New Accoya door and frame

Another lovely job in Accoya in Jesmond ,this time a door and frame with new leaded glass.    I also repaired the internal panelling to match the existing with new window cills and skirting boards.

New Accoya Doors

I’ve just fitted these new Accoya doors in Gosforth and Kenton this past week.      The timber is remarkable stuff, have a look at their website for more information www.accoya.com Here’s a snippet from their website about the wood:   Due to its improved properties – such as increased durability, improved thermal insulation and […]

Summer holidays are over.

Well the summer holidays are nearly over and in joinery towers it’s back to work and school. I have some interesting projects planned for the next few months from hanging doors, kitchens and flooring and much more. I’ll keep updating the posts with more information and pictures as the work progresses so keep an eye […]

Staircase Alterations

      A great staircase refurbishment in Tynemouth. Removing the old decorative metalwork that was put in sometime in the 60’s and fitting new primed hemlock base rail and chamfered spindles. I think you’ll agree it looks much better now and my customer is delighted. Those doors downstairs may be next on the list […]

Another House Full of Doors

Hanging 12 of these lovely oak pre-finished doors to a house in Tynemouth. Nice solid brass oval knobs as well.     

A Nice Bit of Roofing

I’ve been working on re-roofing this flat roofed garage and utility in Ponteland. The old roof was leaky and rotten so it needed replacing so my customer decided to put a pitched roof on. Planning permission was granted and work started in sections to minimise the water damage underneath. As the roof went on the […]

New kitchen fitted in Benton

Just put the finishing touches to this lovely gloss grey kitchen in Benton this week. The old kitchen was stripped out together with the tiled stone flooring. Re-wired, re-plumbed and the plasterwork repaired. The decorator is in next to paint the walls, ceiling and woodwork.       

Oak Staircase Referbishment

A lovely oak staircase refurbishment in Ponteland this week. The original handrail and banisters were solid 60’s plywood panels with a flat handrail. All this was stripped back and the newels extended to suit the new handrail height. New oak base rail, handrail and spindles fitted and the newels clad in oak with new caps. All very splendid. […]