Finishing the beach hut 209 in hove

The beach hut all finished with a pair of combination security bolts.

Brackets are on ready to hold the windbreak and the hut is ready for painting.

This was a fun job, nice to have some sun even though I'm wearing three layers to keep warm in May.

Doors on, barge boards and finishing trims.

Making the doors

Simple pair doors with an inset ply panel. The meeting styles are rebated to protect from the weather.

More Beach hut

Boarding the sides and back with shiplap.

Cladding the roof.

The roof was made in one section and dropped in place, rafters added later.

Beach hut in Hove

Basic frame is up, this was made from three seperate frames screwed together.

Cladding the base with tongue and groove.

A blank canvas..

Today I have been mostly fitting kitchen sinks

New 'Franke' Porcelain sink and the old round bowl on the right fitting on a solid wood surface.

Old oak beams in place

Oak Beams

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The project needed some old oak beams, we used some oak that was about 15 years old and cut it size before distressing the beams to look antique to match the 15th century barn. The technical term we came up for this was 'scuzzing'. We hacked at it with a power plane, cut mortices, angle grinded and basically hit it with anything we could to damage it. Kind of anti-carpentry.

Oak ledge and braced door

The oak door installed in the old pig pen, now the DJ booth. The door is made from rough sawn new oak which was wax treated with antique wax for an aged effect.

Oak Stool

Stool finished, fine sanded and ready for varnishing.

Making the Piano Stool

After gluing up the main boards with a Festool Domino jointer, sanding them and cutting the mitres on a table saw with a fine blade the stool was ready for jointing and gluing. The inner frame was made after the main stool and gently sanded until it fitted exactly inside to give support. All joints were domino'd and glued with very strong 5 minute external grade glue.

Solid Oak Stool

Piano style oak stool for Pangdean in situ.

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Welcome to my new blog. I have set up this page to show regular updates of my work as a carpenter in Brighton. I have been established for 15 years and am experienced in all aspects of carpentry, specializing in custom storage and joinery.