Gate Expectations

New fence/infill panels to match our range of gates

Jon — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:42:30 +0000

Check out our newest page on our website; it’s all about the fence! We are now pleased and proud to offer a range of complementary fence panels that will adorn your garden or driveway and make you the envy of the neighbourhood! Each panel is made to measure in a choice of kiln dried Scandinavian [...]

Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 6

Jon — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:47:05 +0000

Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry N-O Have you ever seen naked timber? Or would you know a noggin if you fell over it? Are Old Women’s Teeth more than just dentures?! In this latest installment, more interesting and unusual woodworking and joinery terms will be explained; hopefully you will understand more about [...]

New addition to our wooden gate range

Jon — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:19:06 +0000

We are pleased and proud to unveil the latest exciting addition to our extensive and popular range of made to measure and bespoke wooden gates. The new Kendal driveway gates (right) features everything you have come to expect from a Gate Expectations driveway gate; beautiful natural wood, lovingly chosen especially for its quality, a solid [...]

Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 5

Jon — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:09:41 +0000

Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry L-M Don’t know your monkey tail from your lamb’s tongue?! Continuing on from our previous parts of our Carpentry and Joinery terms, this post sees us looking at L-M and explaining exactly what a monkey tail bolt and lamb’s tongue is! Quick links – A B C [...]

Wooden doors to compliment our range of garage doors

Jon — Fri, 28 May 2010 08:22:59 +0000

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added to our website, a new and exclusive range of garage side entrance doors that compliment our existing popular range of wooden garage doors. As with all our bespoke products, everything is made to measure to your specifications and preferences and is available in hardwood and softwood. All of [...]

Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 4

Jon — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:20:59 +0000

Carpentry and Joinery glossary of terms A to Z, Part 4 this time looking at H to K.

Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 3

Jon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:15:58 +0000

Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry F-G Continuing on from parts one and two of our Carpentry and Joinery terms, this post sees us looking at F-G Quick links – A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O F Facade The face of a building Face [...]

Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z Part 2

Jon — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:04:00 +0000

Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry C-E Continuing on from part one of our Carpentry and Joinery terms, this post sees us looking at C-E, from Calf to EX and everything in between! Quick links – A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O C Calf [...]

Wooden gate construction

Jon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:48:22 +0000

After being frequently asked how we manufacture our popular and wide range of made-to-measure wooden gates, we’ve added a new page on our website showing and describing the construction methods used. This page will give you all the information you need in order to decide on which gate best suits your needs, as well as [...]

Carpentry and Joinery glossary A-Z

Jon — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:12:37 +0000

Explanation of terminology used in Joinery and Carpentry

We've put together a glossary of commonly used Carpentry & Joinery terms. Some of the terms have a couple of different meanings and some you will be familiar with and some maybe not so. Due to the sheer amount of Carpentry and Joinery terms, we will spread it over a couple of posts so we can include as many as possible.We begin with A-B