WOOD i RESTORE
Bespoke carpentry services for the Enfield area of Greater London
Services
I restore cherished items but do not restore antiques. I hang or make doors, and I make functional furniture such as under-stairs cupboards or boxing to hide pipework.
I also make bespoke sheds, assemble pergolas and am always interested in taking on a new project.
Note: I can only accept work in the Enfield area, specifically: N9, N13, N14, N21, EN1 and EN2.
About Dan
I started my woodworking business 22 years ago when I installed log cabins, now called garden offices, on people’s properties. I found that nearly all my customers wanted other jobs doing: fixing rot, replacing windows and doors, etc. It nearly always started with ‘and could you do…?’
Having attended a number of carpentry and joinery courses in the early years, I restore and repair wooden items, hang doors, make doors, makes sheds.
Projects
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Bulk rubbish
Read the story: Bulk rubbishGarden bench thrown out for bulk rubbish collection in the street
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Restoring a pre–War cold cupboard
Read the story: Restoring a pre–War cold cupboardBefore refrigeration, perishable food was kept in ‘cold’ cupboards mounted on the outside wall of tenement buildings. This rare find that was barely surviving…
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The story of a garden seat
Read the story: The story of a garden seatThis elderly customer had this ‘find’ while clearing an overgrown garden that had been transferred to him for his use. The slats were rotten,…
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Old door complete restoration
Read the story: Old door complete restorationThe customer wanted her original door to be completely refurbished – in time for Christmas. It was to be a complete transformation of the…
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Bespoke trophy cabinet
Read the story: Bespoke trophy cabinetThe brief was to make a secure trophy cabinet to display a tennis club’s impressive collection of tennis trophies dating back to the early…
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Door frame refurbishment and six new doors
Read the story: Door frame refurbishment and six new doorsAn apparently simple job to replace the original six internal doors with new heritage doors from trade and fitted with new heritage door furniture……
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You can’t always find the shed that you want…
Read the story: You can’t always find the shed that you want…Having started as a shed ‘putterupperer’ it isn’t a surprise that I get enquiries for bespoke shed making. Commissions come from owners who generally…
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Turning a door into a table
Read the story: Turning a door into a tableA customer wanted me to make him a dining room table from a door that he had rescued from a corporate office. It was…