New French Doors and Windows were made to upgrade this old Sunroom, Double Glazed of course, and the old leaky single glazed roof panels were replced with double glazing and a special stainless steel flashing was made to order to ensure no future leaks.

Machining a sash for Double Glazing

All our work is carried out on-site, so you will never be left with plywood over your windows

Wellington House and Home Show - TSB Arena

This is our new demonstration model of Conservatory as seen at the Wellington House and Home Show in June 2010.

Outdoor living all year round. Designs to suit your house style and budget.

Floor Restoration

Stripping Timber Floors

These floors were stripped with Easy Strip to remove old varnish, trodden-in paint and plaster, dirt and grime etc. The stripped timber was then treated with our Wood Reviver, sealed using Shellac and then our special blend of Wax Polish was rubbed into the surface and buffed using an electric buffer.

The result is a very natural looking floor with loads of character in keeping with the ambience of the old Villa.

If the floors were sanded instead of stripped, all the character would be removed from the floor, the patina in the timber would be removed and the most likely there would be traces of borer showing through.

This floor is easy to maintain, will not discolour with UV, will not chip like a polyurethane varnish.

Internal Archway

This internal archway was stripped of paint to show the highly figured Rimu timber used in its construction. The effect it had on the entrance hallway was to draw people in as you enter the property and this ordinary archway that so many of New Zealand homes have became a major feature.

This is what our client said:

"DELIGHTED with the archway..........thank you we are thrilled."

Staircase and Floor Before and After

The stairs were covered in a thick black treacley varnish, on the first picture you can see the contrast in colour to the left of the newel post where I had performed a demonstration. You can clearly see the beautiful glow of the Kauri . The stairs were finished with our natural beeswax polish.
The floor was stripped with Easy Strip as oppose to being sanded. This way we kept the natural patination of the timbers with all the historic character it has developed over the years. Our client preferred a polyurethane finish due to the amount of traffic and exposure to the weather as people enter from outside.