10 June, 2021 | Bricklaying, Building, Garden, Refurbishment
This old wall has been repaired in the past but there was a large section missing and had become insecure for children and pets. Also a tree root had damaged it and opened up the footing. I have repaired it as sympathetically as I can, following the same construction...
2 May, 2019 | Building, Carpentry, Roofing
This little porch’s roof felt had finally given up, I anticipated replacing the entire construction but once the felt was removed it was clear the old timber was actually very good. I decided to cover it with a larger sheet of marine ply with some tilt fillets...
4 December, 2018 | Bricklaying, Building, General Handyman
Just finished the repair works to a client’s gate I started a few days ago, the catch post was bolted to the end of a very old wall and it had pulled away. I dismantled it all and dug out some deep footings to concrete a decent new post in completely independent...