joinery
running out of space
Finished Product, Work in progressEvery year it, work becomes crazy busy as orders increase, and time runs out. here is a photo I’ve taken this morning giving an idea how little room we have to move at the moment in the factory.
Installing the arched windows
Finished Product, Work in progressMy last little post had a picture of arches being made.
here is the photo of one of the windows being installed.
it went almost perfect today, i had the first window out by 8am, and the new ones fit perfectly with no need to adjust or alter.
Making Arches
Work in progressMaking arched frames. Considerable time and effort is made on each arch, here we have some being glued up.
Another day, more sawdust
Finished Product, Work in progressA few random photos of things going on.
Yesterday i had to empty the sawdust bins, which had completely overflowed.
If you have never cleaned up massive piles of sawdust, I suggest you try it just so you know you should avoid it.
Cleaning out the sawdust extractor after one of our bins overfilled. aaaaah sawdust, it gets everywhere.
Making new timber sashes based on the old ones given to us. A common issue for timber sashes is they rot in the rain over the years, you cant repair them – you need new ones!
Custom made cedar gate.
Custom made cedar gate.
Window refurbish
Finished ProductA nice job today, removing old glass, colonial bars, transoms, mullions, sashes and so on. replaced with 10.38 laminate glass for a stronger and safer result, and with a much fuller view to the river (west lakes).
OAK doorframe for a church
Work in progressMy entire last week was spent on a first floor of a hall installing 16 bronze anodise sliding windows. It was a challenge (4 of us there all week) but in terms of photos, pretty boring. But this was being made at the factory by my timber lads and when i returned to work I had to photo this and share it.
Solid Oak. roughly 2900 high x 3000 wide. We are making a pair of doors (again solid oak) which when we install the frame will be hung on pivots.
The fixed panels on the sides will be adorned with crosses and other ikons for the church.
Oak doorframe
2900 x 3000 or so. 2 doors on pivot hinges will be made and hung when we install it . for a church in adelaide. the panels on the sides will have crosses and other items
Back for 2017
Finished Product, Work in progressWell we have come back (the 9th for George and I with the rest of the staff fully back on january 23rd 2017). I’ve been a little slack in uploading new images of what we have been doing so today here are a few random images of what has been going on the past few months.
Replacing damaged colonial bars with new ones.
5 panel clear anodise bifold door. Hawkesbury suite from ALSPEC.
Casement windows with putty glazed sashes.
Hanging the cedar gate we had made earlier
cedar doorframe, made to clients specs.
removal of old timber lift up window, replaced with aluminium double slider
Pearl White Aluminium Sliding Window. A common but great style of window we make. Cathedral glass
Cedar Doorframes, no sills.
A small selection of the variety of work we have carried out recently. Ill try make a better effort and post more frequently.
regards Peter @ THE WINDOW MAN
Cedar Doorframes
Finished ProductNothing fancy here, but here are 11 doorframes off to a building site. each is 3000 high with small hi lites and no sills. To suit 2700 high doors.
Doorframes are made here on an almost daily basis, and though unexciting compared to some of our other work, is a staple of what we do here at THE WINDOW MAN.
Need a doorframe? whether standard or unusual sizes, contact us for a quote.
3meter high cedar doorframes with hilites in clear laminate glass
WRC 2700 high doorframes, no hi lites, no sill
Matchboard Raked Gate
Finished ProductWe had been asked to remake a rotten gate which was raked (so it could be opened on a slanted hillside driveway).
original gate, clearly worn out and seen better days.
sketch up, showing the dimensions.
Finished product, 2 gates ready for installation.
A lot of time and effort to make these beautiful gates, and everyone is very pleased with the result.
THE WINDOW MAN 