Handy Man

12/10/2026

🚪🔨 Three oak veneer doors fitted, including a glazed door, all finished off with a coat of Osmo Door-Oil! 👌✨

🌳 The oil really brings out the natural grain of the oak and gives the doors a lovely finish, while helping protect them from everyday wear, marks and fingerprints. 🛡️

🪵 It's always worth taking the time to get those finishing touches right — it makes all the difference to the end result! 🙌😊

📍 Solihull & South Birmingham

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27/06/2026

☀️ One of the Hottest Jobs of the Year! 🪵

This tired, dated staircase has been completely brought up to date with a full oak makeover.

This installation included:

✅ Solid oak bevel-edge handrails
✅ Square oak baserails
✅ Contemporary black metal spindles
✅ New oak newel posts with shadow-gap caps
✅ Bespoke oak cladding to the existing landing post for a seamless transition
✅ Clean, modern finish that completely changes the hallway

A couple of long days on this one in the middle of the heatwave 🥵, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out. The natural oak paired with the black spindles gives it a timeless, modern look.

Swipe through to see the before and after photos. 👌

24/05/2026

🌰 Acorn to Oak | Staircase Transformation ✨

Old turned spindles and posts out and replaced with new square edge oak for a much cleaner, more modern look 👌🪵

Full balustrade changed including new handrails, baserails, spindles and newel details, all fitted and adjusted to suit the existing staircase.

Finished throughout with shadow gap newel caps on every post—including all the half posts—which look absolutely spot on and really elevate the finished look 🔥✨

The existing staircase stringers were also clad with oak facings and capped in solid oak, helping carry the oak throughout and giving the whole staircase a much more complete, premium finish 🌳

The landing step edge was fully replaced with solid oak bullnose, then neatly finished underneath with matching oak trim for a clean seamless detail 👌

Before any of the finishing work could begin, the lower winder step needed significant structural attention, as it was badly loose and required careful strengthening and stabilising to get everything solid and ready for the new installation 🔧

Quite a bit of detail work involved on this one—making good where the old staircase came out, infilling gaps, adjusting sections where needed, and getting everything lined through properly so everything flows exactly as it should.

🌰 ➝ 🌳 ➝ 🪵 ➝ 🏠 ➝ 🪜

23/05/2026

05/05/2026

🔥 Out-of-Square Cottage? No Problem.

This cottage space was crying out for something with a bit more life and character… so it got a full upgrade 👌

Installed engineered oak flooring (5mm wear layer) — giving it that solid, high-end feel and proper longevity.
Added solid oak detailing around the fireplace hearth, built a custom step for the level change, and handmade a transition bar to join into the carpeted room so everything flows properly.
Skirting boards carefully removed and refitted for the best possible finish 👌

Not a straightforward one either… nothing in here was square 🤦‍♂️ so the whole room had to be set out and worked off the fireplace to keep all the lines looking right 📐

These are the jobs where the small details matter — and when it all comes together like this, it’s worth it 💪🔥

29/04/2026

Slatted garden wall with plastic flowers for a spring effect all year round Whittingtons

26/04/2026

Something a bit more traditional on this one 🔨✨

Two reclaimed pine doors carefully restored and rehung in a period property in Moseley 🏡🪵 The aim here was to keep everything in keeping with the age and character of the home rather than going modern.

Both doors were prepped, adjusted and hung on traditional hardware ⚒️ then finished off with classic rim lock and handle setups to suit the style 🔑🚪

These jobs take a bit more care to get right, but the end result speaks for itself — proper character brought back into the space 👌

23/04/2026

🚪✨ Full Internal Door Upgrade

Completed a full set of 7 internal doors on this one — giving the whole hallway a clean, consistent finish 👇

🪵 Oak veneer cottage-style doors throughout
🪟 1 glazed door to allow natural light through
🔒 Bathroom door fitted with sashlock & thumbturn for privacy
⚫ Finished with black hinges, handles & latches for a modern contrast

All materials supplied by the customer, professionally fitted and adjusted for a perfect finish 👌

Simple upgrade, but it completely sharpens up the look of the whole space 🏡

13/04/2026

🔴 Making the Most of a Small box room with awkward space

This room was a really tricky size — not much usable floor space and limited options 🤔

The goal was simple:
➡️ Create proper storage
➡️ Maximise usable floor space
➡️ Keep it safe and practical for everyday use

With a fun brief as well — a Pokémon-themed room ⚡🔴

Here’s what we did 👇

🧱 Built a raised bed platform to free up floor space
📦 Integrated custom storage underneath
🪜 Added safe, solid stair access
🎨 Fully finished in durable white paint
🎮 Design kept in line with the Pokémon theme to tie everything together

Now the room works properly — loads more usable space, plenty of storage, and safe access up top 👌

A great example of how smart carpentry can completely change how a room functions 🏡

12/04/2026