Kardos Carpentry & joinery

Chapel
A client in Brechfa , Carmarthenshire asked me to design and build an oak framed chapel in their garden. They run a Christian retreat from their former vicarage , and the chapel was to be a place of worship. Built from locally sourced sustainable materials , this challenging project now holds a prominent position on top of a mountain, and is a glorious place of worship.
From the initial design , I produced a scaled oak model. The model The foundation Tea break! Insulating the floor Making the oak frames Clamping the frames Driving the oak pegs through the mortise and tenon joint Chapel raising Chapel raising Chapel raising Chapel raising Chapel raising main frame assembled Pitching the roof Pitching the roof Pitching the roof Pitching the roof Tea break, before felt and battens Laying battens Laying the cedar shingles Laying the cedar shingles Laying the cedar shingles Laying the swept valley Installing lath panels Installing lath panels Finished roof, with swept valley Finished roof, with swept valley Finished roof, with swept valley Copper fin on gable end of roof. Chapel ceiling Chapel ceiling Chapel ceiling Lime rendering Lime rendering Finished chapel Finished chapel Finished chapel Oak doors Oak seating and oak floor Oak doors Finished chapel Chapel set in garden Finished chapel with the builder/designer Stained glass window

 

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