Period Replica French Door Reconstruction
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"We located Brendon Dhu's Heritage Carpentry and Joinery via an online search, after contacting a number of other carpentry services. No other carpenter had been confident enough to take on the challenging task of restoring a pair of 5-metre-tall 100-year-old French doors at our home.
Brendon provided us with a comprehensive assessment and quotes for various options. In the end, we arranged that he would renovate the surrounding frame and upper window, and completely remake the two doors. It was certainly not an easy project, but Brendon was able to match the old and new woodwork perfectly and we are delighted with the outcome."
Brendon provided us with a comprehensive assessment and quotes for various options. In the end, we arranged that he would renovate the surrounding frame and upper window, and completely remake the two doors. It was certainly not an easy project, but Brendon was able to match the old and new woodwork perfectly and we are delighted with the outcome."
Dr Philippa White - North Perth WA
Initially we were engaged to restore this original set of antique french doors from the 17th century. These doors were made of quarter sawn french oak. This huge set of doors was a custom build into a North Perth house with over 28 light (glass) panes, sitting at 4 meters tall. Upon closer inspection we found that the french doors were decayed beyond restoration but that the door frame and magnificent fan light were salvageable.
With close consultation with the client we went through a process of re building these doors in our workshop and installing them on site whilst also managing to restore the original frame and fanlight ensure onsite. This was by far the least invasive option available.
In order to fabricate these new 3.5m tall doors whilst maintaining heritage best practices we employed a range of traditional joinery methods, and introduced modern day machinery, adhesives and paint finishes to ensure these new doors will withstand the harsh Australian climate conditions and continue to stand for another 300 years.
With close consultation with the client we went through a process of re building these doors in our workshop and installing them on site whilst also managing to restore the original frame and fanlight ensure onsite. This was by far the least invasive option available.
In order to fabricate these new 3.5m tall doors whilst maintaining heritage best practices we employed a range of traditional joinery methods, and introduced modern day machinery, adhesives and paint finishes to ensure these new doors will withstand the harsh Australian climate conditions and continue to stand for another 300 years.
