FE Decking and Landscaping

18/03/2026

A few smaller fencing jobs and a timber deck before we move on to the next project - a 9m x 4.8m bespoke garden building in Highclere.

11/03/2026

Been a little while since the last post but back to Kintbury to carry on from the kitchen / bathroom project.
We were asked to decorate the hall, entrance lobby, kitchen diner, boot room with a media wall.

I’m not into slapping on paint and if you’re going to go a job I think do it properly and as near to perfect that’s achievable.
We sanded / filled and sanded again every square inch on ceilings and walls to remove all the little nicks / cracks / holes / previous poorly filled areas to make it look like new walls.
All door frames architraves and skirting rubbed back to give that new finish.
3 coats on all surfaces and always looking for little defects as we go.
Everything taped and cleaned as we go.
All light fittings / sockets and switches removed and cleaned from old paint.
Skirting’s / kitchen cupboards masking taped for that perfect clean line.
Skirtings changed to grey kickboard to match the kitchen.
All the white cupboard carcass’s painted grey to match the door fronts.
Mdf full height panelling in the entrance lobby.

On the large 6m wall we built a full height media wall.
Studwork built out to allow hidden piperwork for new radiators either end and all cabling for lighting and sockets to be hidden.
Fully insulated floor to ceiling to help retain rhe heat more on the winter.
Finished in walnut veneer slatted panels with a tv and fire built in.
The window painted black with a black limestone sill.
Top and bottom we built a black plinth to conceal the LED lighting.
A few other light fittings changed / new door thresholds / painting the door black.

Certainly kept us dry with all the rain we’ve had.

21/01/2026

21/01/2026

Our latest project - This maybe just a small 16m fence but to our client it was closure on years and years of battles over a boundary.

2m high Black palisade fencing with additional pales drilled and fixed to give more privacy.

We have been discussing this for several months and the issue has been going on for years.
Just a small fraction of what’s happened over the years.
Previous hedging was cut and killed off then several fences built and purposely damaged by the neighbour.
Buildings built so close and high overlooking our clients property then painted bright red.
Big signs painted with boundary measurements on.
They even had video evidence of a handsaw cutting through the fence but no faces were visible so no proof as to who was damaging the fences.
We discussed options of types of fencing and steel palisade seemed to be the best option. This would be very loud to cut with some visibility if it were to be damaged again.
We removed the old fence and had a gps surveyor ready on site using the cottage which was built around 1640 to pinpoint the exact boundary line. After several hours of discussions we had an agreed boundary line.
Finally our clients could regain land taken and have some closure on this issue.

19/01/2026

The bathroom phase of the previous project.
A complete refit -
Fully plastered
Full suite
Wall tiles
Floor tiles
Underfloor heating
Lighting
Electric Shower
Wall panelling
Towel rail

14/01/2026

Latest projects -
This is not our usual day to day work but I’m sure most that know me will know I have fitted kitchens / bathrooms amongst lots of other internal projects.

One of our long running repeat clients asked me if I’d take on their bathroom and kitchen project for them in the winter after struggling to find a contractor. We have previously converted a double garage to a games room for them several years ago plus many many external projects.

Kitchen project -
This required a few changes to carcasses and realignment after years of movement, re supporting the granite worktops, new doors, drawers, end panels, cornice, pelmet and plinths.
A few bespoke sizes cupboard doors and panels to make, a second oven, new hob, extractor with new power supply, new sinks, tap and new pipework, water softener,
New under cupboard LED lighting and internal motion sensor LED lighting.

09/12/2025

Phase two of this project after the retaining wall and steps were built was to make the unusable bank between the wall and fence a space that could be planted by creating terraced beds.

03/12/2025

Popped back to this large hardwood decking project that we completed a couple of months ago.
Lighting looks great at night so thank you to Current Connection Electrical Services that carried out the replacement lighting for us.

28/11/2025

Recently completed sandstone patio in Newbury.
Weather wasn’t on our side for jointing so we had to wait a couple of weeks for the right conditions.
Helped with some blown brickwork and failed copings above a garage on here too.