I have finished my oak conservatory!!!

[mpooley]

Hi all.
after about 5 months hard work - mainly at weekends I have finished it, so I thought you might like to see some pictures. I have too many to show here so i have posted a selection if anyone wants to see more ill have to find out how to let you view my photobucket album.

main frame and doors are made from Oak but the roof is made from douglas fir to keep movement to the minimum.

Oh and sorry about the blurry thumbprints

I hope you like it :lol:

 

[Gary S]

Wow - it's stunning. If only my wife would let me attempt somthing like that...!

 

[wizer]

Mike it's nothing short of beautiful! Well done, I'm sure you are very proud of it.

 

[filsgreen]

Beautiful job mate, well done!! =D>

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Absolutely stunning. The mix of traditional timber frame and modern plate glass is perfection.
=D> =D> =D>

 

[mpooley]

Wow thanks

I am rather proud of it - now even more so!

 

[gidon]

Mike - beautiful - well done!
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Chris_belgium]

Absolutely beautifull!!

How did you cut the mortices and tenons on big pieces like that? Planning on building a driveway gate, two big garage doors, couple of single doors,... And am looking for a 'quick' way to cut accurate m&t other than using a jig and rout them.

 

[MikeG.]

That looks really lovely, Mike.........well done!!

Just a quick question, though. Do you have Building Regs approval for that (as it appears to be open to the rest of the house, and it is very hard to show compliance with the regs in these circumstances)?

If you haven't, I reckon your next job is a whole lot of internal doors in a folding screen...!!

Mike

 

[mpooley]

Absolutely beautifull!!

How did you cut the mortices and tenons on big pieces like that? Planning on building a driveway gate, two big garage doors, couple of single doors,... And am looking for a 'quick' way to cut accurate m&t other than using a jig and rout them.

Thanks
I made a couple of jigs and used a router. The size of the timber precluded anything else. :shock:

 

[mpooley]

That looks really lovely, Mike.........well done!!

Just a quick question, though. Do you have Building Regs approval for that (as it appears to be open to the rest of the house, and it is very hard to show compliance with the regs in these circumstances)?

If you haven't, I reckon your next job is a whole lot of internal doors in a folding screen...!!

Mike

thanks!
No I didnt but the intention is to glaze the wall into the kitchen and have double french doors but im exhausted with it at the moment -I have the timber all cut and ready but i am rebuilding the whole kitchen in oak so it might get done then :wink:

also the design was changed a bit when i ordered the glass and its made it more difficult to glaze the top between kitchen and conservatory - so that will be a bugger! if.....

 

[OPJ]

Absolutely stunning, Mike! :shock: Fantastic, well done!

 

[Ironballs]

Well, it's not bad I suppose...

 

[Raggy]

Very nice

 

[Tierney]

outstanding by itself, and also looks great with the house. My wife did see it and said she wants one.

David

 

[Rich]

I'm speechless, fantastic, a pleasure to look at and admire, you must be very proud, and so you should be, , I'm going to dismantle my greenhouse and start again, (only joking) the joinery is most edifying, well done and thanks for sharing it with us.

Regards,

Rich.

 

[joiner_sim]

Looks absolutley fantastique! :lol:

 

[MikeG.]

Mike,

is your beam over the kitchen opening deflecting under the point-load of the post........or was it a bit bent to start with?

I would be interested to know how you glazed this, because you will know as well as anyone that this oak is going to shrink and move all over the place, particularly as it is a conservatory, and that will potentially cause difficulties with the glazing. This isn't being picky...........I'm sure you have allowed for this movement.........I'm just interested in what detail you used.

I also notice your low-level sockets.......have the wires come up from the plate below, or down from the top? Did you run the rebate for the wires behind the door frame mouldings? Finally, did you use pattination oil on your lead, to save a bit of staining on the oak?

Anyway, well done again..........I really like this.

Mike

 

[Woodmagnet]

Excellent Mike, a first class job.

 

[milkman]

very good, a real economy of form that lends itself to the glazing well.

How did you fit the glazing in the end?

BTW try to avoid ANY heating in this room for as long as you can stand [i'm talking in years here]. The slower that oak dries the happier your joints and glazing will be.

===time passes=====

Oh looks like you've surface mounted it. Excellent!