Dolls House.

If anyone would like a Dolls House building please feel free to contact me, I made one for my sister in law a few years ago and it is the same as the one in the Picture.

Alternatively if you have dimensions and photos of a house you would like me to build I could also make it to suit your needs.

Fitting New Oak Stable Door.

My next job was to hang a new solid oak stable door, with new 3 lever dead lock, new handles, new bolt and new letterbox.

The existing door.

The bottom of the door fitted.

The finished door.

Outside.

Inside.

Fitting 16 Pane Window.

My next job was to replace a 16 pane window that needed it.

The removed frame.

The inside of the new fitted window just needs some mastic to seal the gaps.

I filled the gaps with expanding foam.

The finshed window.

Fitting Imitation Sliding Sash Window.

Next job was to fit the curved window I had made earlier, because I was replacing a traditional sliding sash frame I had to fill out the reveals with 6"x 2" timbers to replace the void were the weights were.

The void left after removing the frame.

The timber infills that the frame will be fitted to.

The fitted frame, now to fit the bottom sash that is an opening sash.

 I filled the remaining gaps with expanding foam.

The finished window.

Now its time to make good to the inside of the frame.

All finished, just a coat of paint required now.

Fitting French doors and Frames.

My next job was to fit the french doors and frames I had made, they were a perfect fit although I had some making good to do. Removing the old frames and doors was a bit of a pain as they were old and had been painted over a few times in the years they were there, they were also put in with cut nails.

The frames were fitted with new 6 inch frame fixings. Now to fit the 3" architrave and mastic around the frames.

The inside of the doors, fitted with 3" eclipse stainless steel butts, 150mm bottom bolt, 500mm top bolt and 2 fitch patters turn locks.

150mm Bottom bolt.

500mm top bolt.

Fitch patterns.

I had to make good with new timber between the frames and the existing shutters.

After the timber infill was fitted, just a coat of paint needed now.

Imitation Sliding Sash Window

My next job is to make a imitation sliding sash window with curved top, this has to look the same as the existing window in the house.  Instead of both sashes sliding up and down the top sash will be fixed and the bottom sash opening inwards.

Fist job is to glue and cramp 3 pieces of 4" x 2" timber together to make the right size timber for the head and the top rail of the sash.

After the glue has dried its time to mark out for the curve, then cut with a jigsaw.

The marked out timber ready for cutting.

 After the timber is cut I am left with a curve rail 3" x 2". I only need 1 timber this size for the top rail of the sash but for the head I need to glue 3 timbers together to make a head 6" x 2".

Next job is to make the sashes, 

 The two sashes are made and now its time to make the frame.

 The frame is made and now time to cut the head to fit.

The finished frame ready for a coat of primer. Time to fit the beads now.

I have put slots into the top parting bead to enable me to bend it to suit the frame.

I did the same to the outer staff bead then filled it. Now its ready for a coat of primer and fitting.

Making a 16 pane window

My next job is to make a 16 pane window to replace an existing one that is full of rot.  The existing window has two opening sashes but the replacement sash will not be an opening one so it will just be one sash.

First I will make the frame, this is just a standard frame section with a rebate to take the sash.

frame all done now time to glue it up.

Now its time to make the sash, There is a lot of work involved in machining all the glazing bars there are 15 in total, I have put it together dry to check the glazing bars fit ok, now its time to cut all the smaller bars in.

All the bars are now cut and fit together fine, Now its time to glue it all together then sand it up and fit it in the frame ready for a coat of primer.

The window is now all glued together and sanded up, just the primer to do now then it can be fitted.