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  • Box sash windows sealed – tubular seals routed into 15 sashes

    Old box sash windows are usually far too good a piece of craftsmanship to replace, but in winter the draught comes through every joint. At this property in Berlin-Zehlendorf we retrofitted seals to around 15 window sashes: a groove is…

  • Crumbling clinker brick step rebuilt

    On this outdoor staircase one step had crumbled away completely: the clinker bricks were lying loose and the mortar beneath had turned to soil. At this property in Berlin-Zehlendorf we took the step apart entirely, cleaned the old bricks of…

  • Missing baluster turned to match

    In a period stairwell in Berlin-Pankow a baluster was missing from the wooden banister – with an original from the time the building went up, that’s not something you pick up at the DIY shop. We took one of the…

  • Box windows reglazed – three examples in 4 mm float glass

    In old box sash windows the original panes are often only 2–3 mm thin, and at some point the first one cracks. At this property in Berlin-Zehlendorf we replaced several cracked panes: removed the old remains, cleaned the rebates of…

  • Asbestos cement roof dismantled – 6 × 50 m shed roof in Löwenberger Land

    This shed of around 300 m² in Löwenberger Land was covered with corrugated asbestos cement sheets over old roofing felt, and the roof had already partly collapsed. We took the sheets off intact, removed the roofing felt separately and disposed…

  • Glass wall replaced with insulated timber wall – 5 × 2.60 m in stud frame construction

    At a glasshouse in Löwenberger Land the large panes had come loose from their mountings – two glass walls totalling 5 m wide and 2.60 m high, each pane around 300 kg. We removed the panes and disposed of them…

  • Coupled veranda door reglazed – holiday home in northern Sweden

    On the veranda door of a timber house in Västerbotten a pane had cracked. The door is coupled in the classic Swedish way: two sashes with single glazing are screwed together and act together like double glazing. To swap the…

  • Crown reduction box elder rigging

    The job was to cut back a box elder with 6 trunks quite substantially. The particular difficulty: two crown limbs were hanging over the neighbour’s property and conservatory. So we had to secure and redirect part of the crown while…

  • Refurbishment of 8 garage doors

    Our job was to prepare the timber of these garage doors for painting. In the lower third there was some standing-water damage to repair. All the kick boards were to be replaced and in future edged in aluminium. I think…

  • Restoration of two park benches

    The timber of these two park benches wasn’t just suffering from damaged paint – it had already started to rot. So, everything new. Now they’re gleaming again and inviting you to sit down a while.

220 m lattice fence (Jägerzaun-style) with 12 garden gates

Steffen Reukauf
19. June 2023
Garden & Landscaping, General, Wood
Comments

Besides taking down the old weathered fence and cutting back the hedge, a new fence was put up here. 12 gates were made to the customer’s design.

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Timber façade made to a design specification and fitted with sub-frame.

Steffen Reukauf
15. October 2022
General, Wood
Comments

Here’s another timber façade, which we made from softwood to a design specification and fitted. The elements were given tongue-and-groove joints, a decorative edge and a rounded design with a drip edge.

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Asbestos + steel beam removal

Steffen Reukauf
6. June 2022
General, Renovation/Refurbishment
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This was about dismantling a design feature made of a steel structure, which was bolted or concreted in between a multi-storey car park and the wall of a house.

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Fence with garden gate and intercom post

Steffen Reukauf
29. May 2022
Garden & Landscaping, General, Wood
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A smaller fence with a garden gate and a post that had to house an intercom.

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Tree climbing felling

Steffen Reukauf
20. May 2022
Garden & Landscaping, General
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Tree climbing felling (sectional dismantling), close to the house and shed, of two pines – with somewhat more demanding climbing because of the trunks’ awkward shape.

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Tree climbing felling, fully lowered by rope (rigging)

Steffen Reukauf
15. March 2022
Garden & Landscaping, General
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With this non-native fir, the problem was that it was already leaning over 2 roofs. There was no longer any room to drop the pieces, as everything around it had been built up. So everything had to be lowered by rope.

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Fence with 5 gates modelled on the historic original

Steffen Reukauf
6. January 2022
Garden & Landscaping, General, Wood
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Large fence, around 140 m long, with 5 gates in 2 different designs. Fences and gates were made and fitted by us, modelled on the historic original.

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Fitted kitchen installation incl. making the worktop

Steffen Reukauf
2. December 2021
General, Wood
Comments

Here a fitted kitchen was installed and a worktop made from 40 mm thick birch plywood (multiplex).

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Shutters modelled on the historic original – street side of a villa in Zehlendorf

Steffen Reukauf
23. September 2021
General, Wood
Comments

A further 6 windows on the street side were given huge shutters modelled on the historic original. The photos only hint at the size. The lower shutter leaves are 181 cm tall.

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Dormer refurbishment timber façade

Steffen Reukauf
10. August 2021
General, Wood
Comments

7 m of dormer façade renewed.

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Shutters modelled on the historic original – garden side

Steffen Reukauf
4. August 2021
General, Wood
Comments

6 windows on the garden side were given shutters modelled on the historic original. The complete refurbishment of the property will be finished at the end of the year and is a real eye-catcher. 🙂

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Sharpening for chipper blades

Steffen Reukauf
25. January 2021
General, Metal, sharpening
Comments

Before and after picture.

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Replacing a knife handle

Steffen Reukauf
11. January 2021
General, Metal, sharpening, Wood
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Plastic handle scales go brittle at some point and break. Here’s a forged kitchen knife where I’ve remade these scales in oak. With proper care it’ll last indefinitely…. Linseed oil was used to seal it. Before: After: Kunststoffgriffschalen werden irgendwann spröde und brechen. Hier ein geschmiedetes Kochmesser, bei dem ich diese Schalen mit Eiche nach […]

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Garden gate modelled on the historic original (replica)

Steffen Reukauf
7. January 2021
Garden & Landscaping, General, Wood
Comments

The garden gate, made from pressure-treated pine, was built on the model of the historic original and belongs to a large fence. Die Gartentür aus kesseldruck-imprägnierten Kiefernholz, wurde nach historischem Vorbild gebaut und gehört zu einer großen Zaunanlage.

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134m of fencing with 13 gates, built to a historic pattern

Steffen Reukauf
1. January 2021
Garden & Landscaping, General, Wood
Comments

A Jägerzaun-style lattice fence built to a historic pattern, with angled cuts, set on a brick-built plinth course. Gates and posts with stainless steel caps and a brass bell. All gates are adjustable, and every single slat can be replaced on its own. All the timber in the fence is fully pressure-treated. Eine Jägerzaunanlage nach […]

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Order from us: adjustable shutter/door hinges, €12 instead of €19.90

Stainless steel post caps (V2A), €1.59 instead of €4.90

Door/furniture handle 158 mm, black painted, €5 instead of €14.90

Recessed/flush pull handle 165 mm, €6 instead of €14.90

Door/furniture handle 195 mm, €7 instead of €16.90

Recessed/flush pull handle, black, 165 mm, €6 instead of €14.90

22-piece bit set, black, €12.90 instead of €15.90

Furniture/door handle “Flower”, black, €7 instead of €12.90

Oak cutting board, €39 instead of €59

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