Another felt roof
I've done a few of these recently as a result of the high winds. This one had easy access and only took an hour and a half to remove the old felt and nails, staple in a polythene membrane and nail on the new felt, with a bonded overlap, then repinned all the wooden...
New washing line post
My customer wanted a new hole in the ground for their rotating washing line, the ground was very soft so I had to dig down nearly 2 foot, then I filled with concrete and inserted a new ground spike to match the diameter or their washing line pole.
Oak wooden flooring
A 2 day install of an engineered oak floor. I started by leveling up the old floor, removing any protrusions and making sure the floor was as clean as possible. Then some insulation panels were put down with a section of electric underfloor heating mat wired in too....
Decking repair
A quick and easy repair to a 10 year old deck. This area has a lot of water from an outside tap and the boards nearby have aged poorly, I cut and removed them, installed a new substructure as the deck floats over an old patio, and then cut 3 new boards to fit. This...
Kitchen units and top installation
This project in Hampden Park has been done bit-by-bit over the last few months, the house is a developer's project so it's being done to a tight budget but with a very good finish. I've fitted all new units and plumbing, new oak worktops, new oven, hob and sink. I...
Splashback Tiling
A straightforward tiling job in Heathfield, some nice white antique looking tiles installed as the new kitchen’s splashback
Colour matched mastick
A small and easy job this morning: cleaning up old grout edges and replacing with new colour matched mastick, plus a little clean up of the surrounding areas. I've been working on the best technique to get the best finish I can and I'm quite happy with the results,...
Patio door seals and refurb
This set of doors has had water ingress for a few years and I was asked to see if a) we could solve where it was leaking and b) to paint it white to match the other doors and windows which are a white PVC style. FIrst I removed as much of the old frame sealant from...
New drain cover in Crowborough
Last Wednesday I replaced the drain cover and frame, the original handles had rusted through over the years and it was particularly heavy in cast iron, the owner needed something much lighter as they needed to access the drain regularly to empty their caravan toilet....
Hardwood doors
I fitted a pair of new glazed oak doors to a property being renovated near Hampden Park. The client supplied the doors and the handles/latches and I sourced the roller bearing hinges. I removed the door frame trim first to ensure the frame was tidy and to make sure...
Gym racking
One of my regular clients needed a racking system to tidy up some new equipment, initially we were going to utilise some metal hooks we already had but these weren't that strong so I decided to go overkill with some nice wooden versions: [gallery link="file"...
Decorating a childs bedroom
Quite simple really, change the blue to pink, paste up new wallpaper and build a bed, wardrobe and chest of drawers from flatpacks:
New porch roof
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 which...
Kitchen in Friday Street
This was a nice large project to get the teeth stuck into. The old kitchen was removed entirely, then the puzzle of installing the new kitchen began, this was tricky because we were reusing a good condition kitchen taken out of another house, so the units weren't the...
Garden Fence
This 6 bay garden fence was nice to do, I used new galvanised metal fixings on the old and original concrete posts, this saved the client some money and me digging a load of holes!
Understairs cupboard upgrade
This was a satisfying job, I rebuilt the face of an understairs cupboard so that access to the boiler for servicing is easier and reaching the right hand side is better, putting the vacuum away is also much simpler as the hose doesn't need to be jiggled in. The house...
Drainage channel in Old Town
This morning I cut a 4" gully at the edge of a patio that kept getting waterlogged, it's nearly a foot deep and reaches soil beneath, so it should have capacity for a heavy downpour and still drain away, I filled it up with gravel that lets the water flow and can be...
Window film
Lots of little jobs have occurred over the last week, but this was a nice easy and slick one.
Very fair prices and great workmanship – highly recommend.
I have launched my new shop!
I'm selling items I have made like planters and various blacksmith products from my forge.
You can buy securely and I deliver for free within the Eastbourne area.
