We make joinery in solid wood: interior doors, staircases, wall panelling, window sills, shelving, beams and details for interiors.
Why solid wood moves
Wood expands and contracts with humidity, and here the swing between a damp summer and a heated winter is large. So we use kiln-dried timber, finish every face including the back and the end grain, and build joints that allow movement: panels floating in grooves rather than glued, compensation gaps at the perimeter, fixings that permit a few millimetres of travel. Wood treated on the visible side only twists within a year — that is the single most common defect we are asked to fix in joinery made elsewhere.
Staircases
A staircase is calculated from the opening and the floor-to-floor height, not from how many steps will fit. The comfort of the climb comes from the ratio of tread to riser, and getting it wrong produces a staircase people avoid using. We work that out before the design, check the headroom at every point, and detail the handrail and balustrade to the actual users — a family with small children and a couple need different solutions.
Doors
Made to the actual opening rather than to a standard size, which matters in older buildings where nothing is square. We plan the swing direction against the furniture layout and specify hardware that tolerates humidity, because a door that binds every August is a hardware choice, not bad luck.
Finishes
Oil, hardwax oil or lacquer depending on the use. Oil can be repaired locally, which matters on stairs and worktops that take wear; lacquer is more protective but repairs mean refinishing a whole element. We explain the trade-off before you choose.
Timing, price and warranty
Production three to five weeks depending on the item and finish. Warranty: two years.