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Machining the iroko legs ready to hold the rails of the
summer house frame. |
The finished legs were installed with rubber feet to
elevate them from the ground. |
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This shows a corner of the summer house assembled ready
to have the outer boards installed.. |
Now with the outer hardwood cladding installed the corner
frame can be taken to peices ready for final assembly on site. |
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This shows the starting of the roof after the initial
square frame was made |
Now the rafters have been cut and fastened onto the frame
ready to take the internal Iroko hardwood cladding. |
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Each piece of the hardwood cladding was cut to length
and installed. |
The finished cladding looks very impressive with it's
central roof bolster. |
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The roof was now given it's felt covering, then the final
slate tiles were individually cut to size and labelled ready
for final assembly on site. |
Now the frame and roof were completed i started on the
bespoke Iroko corner seat. |
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These are the bench heads after they had been morticed
ready to take the upright slats to form the bench backs. |
The bench had to be designed as individual seats so they
could be transported and assembled once in place, this made
it a difficult build and a design challenge. |
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The bench was assembled ready to take the seating lats. |
The bench was sanded then taken to pieces ready for transport. |
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This is the corner of the client's garden where the summer
house was to be assembled. |
Half way through assembly the roof is fastened into place
ready to take it's slate covering. |
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The finished bespoke hardwood summer house
with it's corner bench and slate roof. |
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