27 July, 2020 | Carpentry
One of my friends asked me to build a pair of ramps for his children to use with their bikes. I made one with a gentle curve for the take-off and the second was a flatter ramp for landing. They can be moved further apart as confidence grows and actually after these...
27 July, 2020 | Upcycling
An Old-Town client asked me if I could wall-mount an old mirror she had, the hinges were loose so I had to rebond the wooden frames to take new screws. Then I made up some brackets to allow me to fix the unit above a sink – this means the side mirrors will...
27 July, 2020 | Upcycling
During lockdown I cut an old LPG tank in two and welded on 4 legs with adjustable feet. It makes a great BBQ with a stainless grille I picked up on ebay, but also a nice firepit and benefits from the hinged lid that means it can be left safely without shooting embers...
24 July, 2020 | Carpentry, Shelving
Another Alcove finished with some strong shelves, these are reclaimed scaffold boards, which are available in short lengths (offcuts from building scaffold where the boards are cut to fit safely round corners and windows etc) for little money. They do however, need a...
24 July, 2020 | Bricklaying, Drainage
Whilst we were in lockdown I was tasked with solving a water ingress issue in a client’s gym building, between us we discovered the damp-course membrane was actually drawing in water through a capillary action and making the interior very wet, but only when the...
