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June 30, 2009 Off

Cabinets with shelving unit

By in Cabinets, Miscellaneous, Shelving
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For this project I built and installed custom made shelving and storage units for clients in Brighton & Hove. The photograph (click to enlarge) shows one of a pair units. The cupboards and shelves were built to the clients specification in my Hove workshop. The example pictured here is a made-to-measure cabinet built to house [...]

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June 30, 2009 Off

Stairs cupboard

By in Cabinets, Miscellaneous
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The photographs below show an under-stairs cupboard. The space under a staircase can be great for storage, the challenge here was to decide  how best to use this awkward shaped space. The solution was to build a walk-in cupboard at the tallest end, complete with a wardrobe clothes rail. In the middle section I fitted a 3 [...]

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June 29, 2009 Off

Fold-away desk

By in Miscellaneous
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The photos show a folding drop-leaf desk I recently made. The client works from home and asked for a desk which could be folded away when not in use. The desk is constructed from MDF with a melamine finish with softwood legs & frame. I have also included the original 3d design/sketch.

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June 5, 2009 Off

Fitted floating shelves

By in Shelving
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The photos here show some oak-edged shelves I built and fitted this week. They are similar to previous examples: see here and here. The shelves are to be painted and the oak oiled. back to top       scroll down

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April 25, 2009 Off

Double glazing and draft-proofing

By in Sash windows
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The photograph here shows some double glazed sashes I have been working on for a property in Brighton. I have glazed them with 14mm low-e sealed units. Thermal efficiency in windows is calculated as a U-value, with single-glazed windows having as value of around 5.6. Many different types of glazing unit are available each …

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April 16, 2009 Off

Cabinet designs / 3D sketches

By in Cabinets
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Below are a couple of designs for cabinets, the first illustration is for freestanding media unit , the second for a low level fitted wardrobe. The sketches are made with google sketch up, this makes it easy to alter sizes and designs etc to suit clients specifications. And also to add features such as the [...]

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