Matthams Joinery
Bespoke Joinery and Period Conservation
Doors
The original door and frame had long been discarded and had since been replaced with this six panel door.
As part of a much larger scheme of works, Crown Conservation asked if we could supply a new arched front door and frame for the Grade II listed property. Made from Quarter Sawn Douglas Fir, the two centre arch door is double boarded with simple v-groove battens on the front elevation. The interior has a staff bead profile to mirror an existing ledged door opposite. All is glueless tongue and groove to allow the timber to freely move.
The ironmongery is temporarily fitted as the final fitting will be once the wall are finished. The interior if the door is finished in a boiled linseed oil, and the exterior is Brouns & Co. linseed oil paint in Project White. Larger scheme of works completed by Crown Conservation.
We were approached by Crown Conservation to look at replacing an existing, but unfortunately damaged front door. The existing door had suffered severe rot with some sections being held together by the paint alone. These sections of mouldings above were salvaged from the original door in order to template for the new door.
The doors were made from Old Growth Douglas Fir. This timber is values for its stability and was specified here due to the open fire on one side and open hall on the other.
All framework and trims were scribed around the existing beams. It was then finished in a satin white by Benjamin Moore.
The existing doors reduced the light within the sitting room, as well as distracting from the line of sight between the two rooms.
The clients were keen to have an undercover space within their garden but with reservations about placing a stand alone structure, they decided to convert what they affectionately called "The Hovel'. In its distant past this space was occupied by a shoemaker, but was relegated to a garden store in more recent times.
The entrance is restricted in head height, with the door only being 1.7m tall. Diminished stiles were used to allow a larger glazed area, and to also help keep the door in proportion.