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HALL Carpentry

Time-served, Apprentice trained Carpenter & Joiner based in Lanchester, Durham. Working throughout the North East.

Over 35 years experience in Carpentry, Joinery, furniture making & restoration work.

03/04/2026

Another very busy week at Hall Carpentry.

Brand new Victorian 4 panel doors fitted in Durham City with beautiful Ebonised architectural door k***s.

The doors look fabulous in this period home.

As always, these are fitted properly and any frame repairs that are required, such as where the old hinges have been off previously fitted doors are always carried out at the same time for a professional finish when I fit doors.

With regard to doors I can supply any period of door new. From Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, 1930's through to modern contemporary.

31/03/2026

Staircase restoration update

Next step on the restoration that I've been doing on weekends was to make the missing Volute and Curtail step at the bottom of the staircase.

A very nice timber was selected for it's distinctive grain to create this. I dressed this up, laminated it and made the Volute. This was made by hand on the workbench to seamlessly join onto, and to follow, the curve of the ascending handrail.

The Curtail step was then made to match the existing treads of the staircase.
The Step, Volute and spindles were then perfectly fitted to restore the detail on the staircase. Once the wood finishes are applied this will look fabulous, having done some samples.

I'm as far as I can go with it for now. There's a couple of bits of repairs to do then onto the finishing of the handrail. This could be in a couple of months or so, possibly longer as the finishing will be done once all the other trades have finished their works in this grand property.

25/03/2026

Bespoke WC cabinet completed today in Lanchester.

Beautifully hand made in the workshop from selected European Oak with book matched panels.
It measures 750mm X 310mm x 265mm and is perfect to store those WC essentials from view within this fine piece of furniture. The cabinet is suspended off the floor for ease of floor cleaning.

This is at the same stylish home I fitted the oak veneer doors at.

18/03/2026

Home office

Beautiful bespoke cabinetry completed yesterday in a lovely home at Chester le Street.

Completely handcrafted in the workshop from European Oak, this fitted furniture is of a contemporary, yet classic design with a hint of mid-century modern. It measures 7ft 6" high by 6ft 1" wide.

Made to measure of course, the cabinet is designed to house two rows of A4 files out of sight giving 12ft of linear storage. The bookcase above, which follows the pitch of the roof, is for the displaying of books.

A unique piece of furniture.

10/03/2026

Staircase restoration update

Following on from last week's post the handrail has been completely stripped back, repaired and re-fixed. Sounds simple but this is no mean feat! Many hours have gone into this over the 3 storeys to restore both the integrity and the aesthetics of this period Wreathed handrail.

The severely dented handrail was completely striped back and repaired. Approximately 40mtrs in total.
Traditional methods, tools, and experience were used for this work. From scratch stocks, timber moulds, gouges and steam along with careful marking out so as not to alter the profile of this substantial handrail which is 95mm wide.

Note the colour change of the Mahogany handrail from the photo taken after a final light sand to fitting the spindles. The handrail has darkened and taken on a pinkish hue. This is due to oxidisation of the bare timber

The wood finishes will be applied later and the handrail colour will completely change again.

Spindles.
As with any restoration, you are looking to save as much of the original as possible but you can't save what isn't there. These spindles were made to match the existing and are a full 50mm x 50mm. The rest of the spindles have been re-fixed & repaired. 120 of them.

As you can see from the photos, it is starting to take shape. The next stage will be to address the missing Volute at the bottom of the stairs..

05/03/2026

Staircase Restoration

Thought i would share the progress of this restoration project as I go along as you may find it interesting as we rewind the clock 150 years and employ traditional restoration techniques to restore this grand Victorian staircase over 3 storeys in this fabulous period property on Teeside.

The house is undergoing extensive refurbishment by a builder who contacted me and asked if I would do the stairs.
There is still a lot of work to do in the property by the building company so it will be a little while before you see the finished staircase furnished with carpet and stair rods. It is also a job I am doing on weekends only.

These photos are screenshots of a video and show the extent of the restoration ahead. I will update where I am up to in the next post.

18/02/2026

Album storage completed to a home office in a stylish & contemporary home nr Morpeth.

Made to measure and quite a size at 3.9mtr wide by over 2.4m high with 5no Inset, push to open doors and LED lighting controlled by phone with changeable colours.

An overhead bookcase with an integrated picture rail for suspending artwork below on fine steel cables on the opposite wall completes this modern, minimalist room.

The albums are, of course, in alphabetical order with enough room left for one or two more purchases..

15/01/2026

Just a neat little pet gate made from hand selected solid oak and finished to match the doors in a home in Northumberland.

20/12/2025

Bespoke Fitted Furniture

Understairs storage & seating completed yesterday in Darras Hall, Ponteland.

Beautifully designed and completely handcrafted & hand finished, the furniture is truly stunning.

On quite a scale at over 8ft wide by 8ft high with a depth of 4ft it is of a contemporary, yet timeless design of Scandinavian drawers, classic drawer fronts, hand selected oak and brass ironmongery. The finish is Farrow & Ball No. 256 - Pitch Black.

Fabulous.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone all the very best and look forward to bringing you more interesting projects in 2026

Thank you

08/11/2025

Bespoke Wardrobe

Stunning wardrobe completed yesterday for a stylish home in Lanchester, Durham.

Of timeless design, it is all beautifully handmade in the workshop. Perfectly fitted and hand finished in Farrow & Ball. Architectural hardware completes this fabulous built-in cabinetry.

The wardrobe is quite substantial in size. Perfectly proportioned, It is floor to ceiling and near 3 mtrs wide. Designed around a chimney breast to maximise storage it features 3 internal drawers, again all handmade, compartments for folded knitwear, hanging space, shoe box storage above and shelving for perfumes & colognes.

This is at the same property in Lanchester I did the Sage & Porcelain kitchen for and also where the decorative panel samples were for I posted about earlier, which were for the cabinets.

18/10/2025

Scandinavian Vaulted ceiling

Stunning vaulted ceiling completed this week to a contemporary home in rural Northumberland.

I was asked to design and create a timber ceiling to this property, which is of modern, open plan Architecture and overlooks the beautiful Northumbrian countryside towards the Coast.

From design, through to timber selection, setting out and the ex*****on of the work resulting in a truly stunning ceiling.

This is also the property I made the oak top for the customers media unit in the previous post which i delivered last night so was also able to capture the ceiling on an evening.

15/10/2025

Smoothing Plane

This was the plane I picked up the other week along with the chisel I posted about. It is an older, Made in England No4 Record smoothing plane in exceptional, lightly used condition.

Ive already got another old Record plane which is a 22" long Fore plane from either the 1950's or 60's that I bought many years ago off a retired joiner which i use for edge jointing table tops which is superb. A No4 however, has always been the most used plane.

This one was used today for the first time on a solid oak media unit top I've just made for a customer measuring 5ft x 2ft and it performed flawlessly, making light work of dressing both sides of the oak top to a beautiful finish.

The plane cost the grand total of £30 of which £6 was delivery. To buy a new smoothing plane to match the quality of these older ones would cost 7 or 8 times that last time I looked, possibly more. Very pleased with it.

Address

Lanchester
Durham

Telephone

+447922409364

Website

http://hallcarpentry.co.uk/

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