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Recent work

Real jobs from around Bedfordshire. Drag the sliders on before & after shots.

Weathered front door restored & restained — Bedford — after
Weathered front door restored & restained — Bedford — before
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Weathered front door restored & restained — BedfordBefore After
Weathered teak bench & table restored — Bedford — after
Weathered teak bench & table restored — Bedford — before
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Weathered teak bench & table restored — BedfordBefore After
Rubble cleared & play area laid — Bedford — after
Rubble cleared & play area laid — Bedford — before
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Rubble cleared & play area laid — BedfordBefore After
Overgrown front garden cleared & lawn restored — Bedford — after
Overgrown front garden cleared & lawn restored — Bedford — before
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Overgrown front garden cleared & lawn restored — BedfordBefore After
Under-stairs cupboard built from scratch — Bedford — after
Under-stairs cupboard built from scratch — Bedford — before
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Under-stairs cupboard built from scratch — BedfordBefore After
Gazebo roof re-shingled — Bedford — after
Gazebo roof re-shingled — Bedford — before
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Gazebo roof re-shingled — BedfordBefore After
Old carpet pulled & laminate laid — Bedford — after
Old carpet pulled & laminate laid — Bedford — before
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Old carpet pulled & laminate laid — BedfordBefore After
Blank wall turned slatted media wall — Bedford — after
Blank wall turned slatted media wall — Bedford — before
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Blank wall turned slatted media wall — BedfordBefore After
Weathered decking cleaned & re-stained — Bedford — after
Weathered decking cleaned & re-stained — Bedford — before
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Weathered decking cleaned & re-stained — BedfordBefore After
Shower room converted to a fitted wardrobe — Bedford — after
Shower room converted to a fitted wardrobe — Bedford — before
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Shower room converted to a fitted wardrobe — BedfordBefore After
Old garden gate replaced with a new timber gate — Bedford — after
Old garden gate replaced with a new timber gate — Bedford — before
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Old garden gate replaced with a new timber gate — BedfordBefore After
Weathered window frame restored & repainted — Bedford — after
Weathered window frame restored & repainted — Bedford — before
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Weathered window frame restored & repainted — BedfordBefore After
Pine bedroom wardrobes painted in sage green — Bedford — after
Pine bedroom wardrobes painted in sage green — Bedford — before
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Pine bedroom wardrobes painted in sage green — BedfordBefore After
Bathroom louvered doors stripped & repainted — Bedford — after
Bathroom louvered doors stripped & repainted — Bedford — before
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Bathroom louvered doors stripped & repainted — BedfordBefore After
Bathroom ceiling repaired & repainted — Bedford — after
Bathroom ceiling repaired & repainted — Bedford — before
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Bathroom ceiling repaired & repainted — BedfordBefore After
Rusty wrought-iron railing stripped & repainted — Bedford — after
Rusty wrought-iron railing stripped & repainted — Bedford — before
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Rusty wrought-iron railing stripped & repainted — BedfordBefore After
Black-framed shower screen fitted over the bath — Bedford — after
Black-framed shower screen fitted over the bath — Bedford — before
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Black-framed shower screen fitted over the bath — BedfordBefore After
Water-damaged shower cubicle made good & repainted — Bedford — after
Water-damaged shower cubicle made good & repainted — Bedford — before
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Water-damaged shower cubicle made good & repainted — BedfordBefore After

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Wardrobes

Flat-pack and fitted wardrobes assembled, levelled and fitted — sliding, mirrored and hinged doors, rails, drawers and lighting.

Grey sliding-door wardrobe with mirror panel beside a fitted desk
White gloss wardrobe with concrete-effect drawers and brass handles
Six-door white wardrobe with mirrors and drawers
Dark wood wardrobe with lit interior and drawers
Run of dark wood fitted wardrobes with glass-front units
Corner fitted desk drawers under a light worktop
White cube shelving units built wall to wall
Mirrored sliding wardrobe assembled beside an old pine unit
Wardrobe interior fitted with rails, shelves and pull-out drawers
Grey sliding-door wardrobe with mirror panel
Oak-effect sliding wardrobe with mirror door
White shaker-style three-door wardrobe
White sliding wardrobe with geometric mirror design
White wardrobe interior with drawers and hanging rail

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Bathroom restorations

Tired bathrooms brought back to life — regrouting and resealing, new sanitaryware, painting and full refreshes from first fix to finish.

Finished bathroom with fresh grey walls, new window and basin
Shower enclosure refitted with new seals, basin and towel ring
Freestanding bath with rainfall shower and frameless glass screen
New close-coupled toilet installed beside a shower enclosure
Wall-hung toilet and floating vanity in a grey tiled bathroom
Restored bath with mirrored cabinets and fresh silicone seals
Bathroom mid-renovation with walls prepped and taped for painting
Old bath and tiled wall before restoration

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Fences, garden gates & custom builds

Fences supplied, fitted and painted — panel and featherboard fencing, trellis-topped walls, gates and one-off builds made to measure.

Wrought-iron railings repainted and refitted on a front garden brick wall
Brick boundary wall topped with custom black lattice trellis panels
New featherboard fence painted black with gravel board, path and gravel border
New closeboard timber fence panels fitted on wooden posts in a back garden
Grey painted fence panels on concrete posts with gravel boards and a wooden garden gate

Overgrown flat roof cleared & re-sealed

Flat roof overgrown with ivy and moss before clearance
Before
Same flat roof cleared of ivy and moss with new waterproof sealant around the skylight
After

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Sheds, assembly & roof coverings

Sheds and gazebos assembled on prepared bases, plus tired roofs stripped and recovered with new felt or shingle coverings.

New apex shed assembled in a back garden beside grey fence panels
Custom garden bar shed with serving hatch and fold-down doors, built to order
Wood-effect metal shed with double doors fitted on a prepared base
Flat garage roof stripped and recovered with new grey shingle covering
Timber lean-to canopy with clear corrugated roofing built over a back door
Timber lean-to canopy with posts, guttering and boarded sides on a brick house
Sage green lean-to carport with black shingle roof and louvered side panels
Large timber workshop shed with windows and double doors assembled on a paved patio
Anthracite grey metal shed assembled on a concrete base in a fenced garden
Timber gazebo with new black shingle roof and slatted privacy walls under construction
Gazebo roof recovered with grey shingles and finished with a decorative finial
Hard-top garden gazebo assembled on a paved patio with curtained sides
New timber lean-to canopy with clear roof sheeting beside garden fence panels
Anthracite grey metal gazebo canopy assembled on a garden lawn
Grey aluminium patio canopy with tinted polycarbonate roof over a paved terrace

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TV mounting

TVs of every size mounted safely on any wall type — brackets fitted and levelled, cables hidden and tidied, soundbars and media units set up.

TV mounted in a white gloss media wall with blue LED lighting
TV wall-mounted above a white media unit
TV wall-mounted above a stone fireplace before cable tidying
TV mounted on an oak slatted feature wall with LED backlight and floating media shelf
TV fitted on a tilting wall bracket
Large TV wall-mounted above a media unit
TV mounted on a dark slatted wall panel in a white surround
TV mounted on a walnut slatted media wall with white floating shelves

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Lawn & hedge trimming

Lawns mowed and edged, hedges and shrubs cut back and shaped — clippings gathered up and taken away, leaving gardens tidy.

Hedge trimmed back along a low brick wall beside the bins
Back garden lawn mowed and borders cleared of overgrowth
Hedges cut back along a rear footpath
Front garden borders cut back and lawn edged beside a paved walkway
Overgrown front hedge with dead growth on a brick garden wall
Rear garden lawn mowed beside a trimmed hedge and a wooden shed

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Door installation & restoration

Internal and external doors supplied, hung and adjusted — old doors stripped, painted or restored, tracks, frames and ironmongery fitted to suit.

White panelled internal door hung in a freshly decorated bedroom
White louvered doors fitted in a pastel room
Two cream panelled doors hung in a landing corner
Dark grey sliding barn door fitted on a black track
Solid oak arched front door restored in a black timber-framed porch

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Wallpaper hanging

Walls stripped, lined and papered — feature walls, full rooms and stairwells, with patterns matched and edges cut clean.

Nursery — soft pink stripes

Nursery with plain walls before papering, cot still in boxes
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Finished nursery with pink and white striped wallpaper and cot assembled
After

Living room — botanical feature wall

Bare living room wall with the botanical wallpaper roll ready to hang
Before
Finished botanical feature wall with the TV bracket back in place
After

Hallway & stairs — brick-effect wallpaper

Plain stairwell walls before papering, view down to the front door
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Stairwell finished with brick-effect wallpaper, view down to the front door
After
Stairs protected with dust sheets before papering
Before
Staircase wall finished with whitewashed brick-effect wallpaper
After
Brick-effect wallpaper going up on the stairwell wall
In progress
Finished hallway with brick-effect wallpaper and shoe cabinet in place
After

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Carpentry & joinery

Made-to-measure timber work — garden walkways and bridges, porch restoration and wall panelling built to fit.

Garden walkway & bridge

Timber posts and frame for the garden walkway being set out
In progress
Decking boards laid on the garden walkway before the handrails
In progress
Levelling the walkway frame with a spirit level
In progress
Finished garden walkway with handrails and decking
After

Garden bridge over the pond

Sand bed and block footings laid out along the pond edge
In progress
Pebbles spread and the bridge posts set in place
In progress
Bridge handrail frames assembled on the posts
In progress
Deck frame for the bridge laid across the pebble bed
In progress
Bridge substructure complete with decking boards ready to fit
In progress
Garden bridge over the pond with decking and handrails fitted before staining
In progress
Finished garden bridge stained and decked over the pond
After

Timber porch restoration

Timber porch masked up and prepped for repainting
In progress
Restored black timber porch with new roof light
After
New roof light opening framed into the porch ceiling
In progress
New timber verge and barge boards fitted to the porch gable
In progress
Finished porch roof and black gable cladding seen from the garden
After
Restored porch ceiling painted light blue with the new roof light fitted
After

Wall panelling

Square lattice wall panelling being fitted in a bedroom
In progress
Finished grey panelled feature wall behind a bed
After

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Garden structures

Outdoor builds from the ground up — ponds dug, lined and bridged, from first excavation to the finished timber bridge.

Garden pond & timber bridge

Ground marked out and excavation started for the garden pond
In progress
Pond excavation dug to depth and shaped
In progress
Sand bed laid in the pond excavation ready for the liner
In progress
Pond liner fitted and the pond filled with water
In progress
Finished garden pond with a stained timber bridge across it
After
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