SL Carpentry & construction

Back down in Charlwood today fitting a set of architraves to a new door liner.

This is the method I was taught and it’s always worked well for me—clean, accurate, and gives a great finish every time. 👌

Always interested in learning new tricks though, so if you’ve got a faster or more efficient way of doing it, let me know in the comments. 👇

Running a business while being on the tools isn’t always easy! 🔨😅

Between jobs, quotes, invoices, and replying to messages, sometimes it feels like we’re spinning more plates than a circus act.

Thank you to all our customers for your patience and support. If we’re a little slow getting back to you, we’re probably up a ladder somewhere! 🤣

We’re working hard and getting there, one job at a time. 🙌

Just revisiting a few clips from our last video 🎥

We teamed up with Premier Diamond Products who kindly supplied us with some new diamond blades for cutting porcelain tiles on this project.

Great blades that delivered smooth, clean cuts throughout 👌

Bathroom refurb days in Reigate today 🚿🔨

Main bathroom floor all tiled up and it’s come out spot on 👌

Another solid day getting the job done with Bradley — good laughs, good graft, and another happy customer on the way 😄

Today’s work took us to South Croydon, crafting a bespoke single glazed window using traditional joinery methods 🪚

Not much call for this kind of work these days, but it’s always satisfying getting back into proper site joinery and keeping the craft alive.

How many carpenters these days can still putty a window?

It’s not something I get to do often—learned it as an apprentice many moons ago. There’s not much call for it anymore with modern methods taking over… but it’s a skill I’ve held onto.

Nice to know I’ve still got it.

Back at it today in Coulsdon 🔨

Replacing some window cill boards — nice, simple job, but satisfying all the same. Sometimes it’s the straightforward ones that hit just right 👌

Clean finish, solid work, and another happy result. On to the next 💪