The Yorkstone was too large for the brick plinth and and thus I suggested to use decorative brickwork to cantelever the difference. The client and I visited 2 reclamation yards and found stone diamond stretchers. These were framed by red and black quarry tiles cantilevered above the existing...

This Edwardian Porch had been tiled by 3 inch red and yellow geometric tiles. Subsequently, probably after the War, a lower step measuring 5.4 sqm was added and tiled with 15x15 cms tiles. The latter were very porous and had been laid in concrete. Water infiltrated the pores and expanded with frost...

This wall's function is to hide the compost heap. The quarry tiles previously used for the path found a second life as a wall. Single bull nose bricks were bought from a reclaim/salvage.

This Edwardian summer house required attention. The roof felt, some timber sheeting and the timber mouldings around the eaves needed replacing. The flatness of the front part of the roof encouraged stagnating water puddles. I increased the gradient of the flatter front part of the roof and made it...