This job was a bit of an odd one as we installed the concrete lintel, cast iron fireplace and the wooden surround as my full time work, but the customer asked if I can help with the extension of the tiled hearth on the side. The hearth was made out of quarry tiles but itContinue reading “Fireplace and hearth repair”
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Reclaimed logstore
This was a project I finished back in 2018. We needed a logstore for our new logburner, but we didn’t really have the budget to buy something fancy. On the other hand I had access for some cheap (some bit even free) timber from a local roofer and I saved some small size pallets fromContinue reading “Reclaimed logstore”
DIY coat hooks within a few hours
This was a project I made back in late 2019 at home. At work we received a few very fragile parts and this was all shipped in a wooden crate. The top of the crate came off in one piece but the rest of the wooden box had to be broken up into pieces inContinue reading “DIY coat hooks within a few hours”
A bit of plastering
Last week I helped a lady with some small plastering needs. She has a side entrance which is directly under her bathroom and at some point there was a leak and the water cracked the plaster in the doorway below. I removed the old plaster completely, prepared the surface ready for a new plaster andContinue reading “A bit of plastering”
Hanging some pictures in Acomb
Last week I’ve been asked to hang some family photo prints in Acomb. I’ve met a lovely family and the job only took me a little over an hour. The photos are printed on a metal plate which is sitting over a wooden frame. The fixings were a bit unusual as I had to screwContinue reading “Hanging some pictures in Acomb”
Screw it! 