WATER WAY TO WORK!

At the Dying Gladiator pub reopening in Bigby Street, Brigg, we met Jon Stocks, whose DWS (Design Woodwork Services), from Sheffield, carried out a prestigious project in the town. He pledged to send us his story, and here it is, in his own words...


Ahoy, there! We’ve built a conservatory on the side of Glanford Boat Club in Lincolnshire. We like to push the boat out, Which is what we have done for Glanford Boat Club at Brigg.
Our firm’s most venerable and seaworthy member is Jon (senior), who has been a member of the club for two years. When other members realised ours was a family of expert builders and joiners, we were asked to build a conservatory on the side of the main building. It was to be constructed on an existing beer garden/patio - and so needed to be nearly 30ft long and 10ft wide.


Glanford Boat Club was started in 1934, and has 120 members and 50 boats, making it the biggest club on the River Ancholme, which runs through Brigg. The river was a commercial waterway for centuries, but is now solely for recreational use. The club is busiest during summer, so we had to do our work in the off-season.
The job involved erecting a UPVC frame on top of the footings and on the wall of the patio. The existing floor sloped by three inches from wall to building, so we had to level it then lay a ceramic tile floor. The roof has been designed to reflect sun in the summer and retain heat in the winter. You can see from the photograph that the middle window is etched with the club's GBC logo. We also replaced all the building’s soffits, fascias and guttering. For smokers we erected a glass-covered area.
Normally, we are on dry land in Sheffield, where we have made our name designing and manufacturing sliding sash windows and other wood features for period homes. We can also undertake any kind of building project, so please ring us if you have one in mind.
The group picture shows Jon Stocks (centre), his brother Dan and father Jon Snr (right), of the family business. For free estimates and home surveys call 0114 275 5187, email info@designerwoodwork.co.uk or visit www.designerwoodwork.co.uk. They are based at 26-36 Hallcar Street (off Carlisle Street) Sheffield S4 7JY.