Blog #7

The COVID 19 Blog

It’s been a while since the last blog, we have been so busy I haven’t had a chance to sit down and do one, unfortunately. How has everyone been? I hope everyone has been coping ok during these crazy times. We shut down on the 23rd of March after the Scottish Government announcement.

For me its been a great reset after all the hard work we have put in over the last few years. Getting to spend some proper quality family time together and see my son grow has been amazing.

And during this time I have thought about all the Amazing NHS staff working their socks off during this pandemic and not able to be near or see their families.

So what I would like to do as thank you from us is give all NHS staff a discount for all their up and coming projects. All you need to do is tell us when we are looking at your project and show us your ID and we will apply it to our system.

So with the Scottish Government announcement 21/05/2020 its looking like we will be getting back to work soon. During the lockdown, we have been working on our business and doing courses on COVID 19 prevention for keeping customers and our staff safe. We have implemented new procedures for our staff and sub-contractors.

So if you have any home improvements or projects you would like us to quote for you just scroll down to contact us and we will be in touch as soon as possible.

Blog #6

​Fascia Boards 

The blogs are so far behind due to us trying to catch up with some of our jobs and trying to to get some design work for our customers. 

Job 1

So the Fascia Board jobs, yes 2 fascia jobs in as many weeks. These 2 jobs in Dundee we got to use our new favourite product Tricoya which is an MDF type product but unlike normal MDF Tricoya is a super high performing material. Made by Medite for Accoya. 

Due to both fascia job’s requiring wide boards, Tricoya was the best option due to its stability to the elements. Most marine plywoods or performance plywood at the moment are so bad I wouldn't trust them and I wouldn't want it to fall apart after a few months (which I have seen happen) needed some alterations as the angled fascia detail was trapping water and directing it into the building, so we made it look a more traditional detail.

Finished with Tikkurila paint systems.

We got in our roofer to replace the drips on the roof also

Product testing

Job 2

This was similar but with no adjustments made to the fascia, we also replaced the front cladding as it had rot on the lower parts. We also used Tricoya on this job and sealed with Tikkurila primer ready to be finished on site by the painter. We also noticed some rot on the window glazing beads and the sash so we replace some of the sash and made new beads for the window while on site.

If there is anything we can do for you in the future don’t hesitate to contact us. We are a small joinery company based in Dundee City, Scotland

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