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03/09/2026

If you’re cutting stair spindles one by one, stop measuring every single one! 🤯

Here’s a simple little trick that makes getting them all to the correct height so much easier — quicker, more accurate, and far less messing about.

Sometimes the simplest methods are the best ones. 👌

YOU HAVE YOUR METHOD, WHAT IS IT?

Save this one for the next spindle job! 🔨

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30/08/2026

Years of experience.
Meticulous planning.
Careful consideration of material properties.
Precise calculations.
A thorough understanding of stress distribution.
And, of course, a highly sophisticated engineering process to form the perfect curve without cracking or fracturing the white hardboard.

The brief was simple:

Create a curved riser. Hold the curve. No supports. No cracking.

So naturally, I reached for the engineering department’s most advanced piece of equipment…

A household steam iron. 😂

A bit of heat.
A bit of steam.
Hang it over the edge of a table.

And hey presto…

Curved riser. 🤌

Sometimes the most complicated-looking jobs have the most ridiculously simple solutions.

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27/08/2026

POV: You’re on site trying to make a reel… and these absolute b*****s keep starting their machines. 🤬😂

Honestly, some people need to understand the priorities.

I’m trying to create CONTENT here.
The job can wait.
The algorithm cannot. 😂

Apparently I’m supposed to be working instead of standing there talking to my phone like a bellend.

And before anyone says it…

YES. I KNOW I SHOULD BE WORKING.
That’s literally the joke. 😂

If you’ve ever had to film on site, you’ll know the pain.

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26/08/2026

When you know… you KNOW. 🤯🔥

Here’s my little tip for installing spindles onto the treads of a cut string staircase — and honestly… GENIUS OVERLOAD. 🧠💥

No messing around. No fighting awkward angles. No unnecessary faffing about.

Just a simple method that makes getting those spindles positioned, marked and installed so much easier and more accurate. 👌

One of those little carpenter tricks that makes you think:

“Why the hell didn’t I do it like this before?” 😂

Save this one 📌
Share it with a carpenter who needs to see it 👊
And if you’ve got a better method… I want to see it! 👇

Carpentry is all about working smarter, not harder. 🔨

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22/08/2026

“Do what you have to do”

22/08/2026

Client didn’t want to replace the newel posts. Fair enough — they’re solid oak and match the rest of the stairs.
So I’m raising them in situ instead 👇
Building Regs Part K says stair guarding needs to be 900mm minimum on the flight and 1100mm on landings — and a lot of older staircases fall short. Replacing newels means ripping into treads, strings and handrails. Raising them properly? A morning’s work.
Here’s the method I use so the join is invisible and the post is rock solid.
Save this if you’ve got a staircase that needs bringing up to regs without a full rebuild.
Fitted in West London by Red Design & Build Ltd.
DM “STAIRS” for a quote.

A bit of recognition that means a lot… 🏆I’m genuinely honoured to have been nominated and shortlisted for Carpenter of t...
21/08/2026

A bit of recognition that means a lot… 🏆

I’m genuinely honoured to have been nominated and shortlisted for Carpenter of the Year for West London by Checkatrade.

There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes that people don’t always see — the early starts, late finishes, long days, the pressure, the problem solving, and the constant drive to make sure every job is finished to the standard I expect from myself.

I don’t do this just for awards or recognition. I do it because I genuinely love what I do and take a huge amount of pride in my work.

But when that hard work gets recognised and you find out that people have taken the time to nominate you, shortlist you and put your name forward… that means something.

It’s a reminder that the graft, the attention to detail and the effort really can make a difference.

Whatever happens from here, I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported me, recommended me, trusted me with their homes and projects, and followed the journey.

Hard work doesn’t always get noticed… but sometimes, it does. ❤️

Thank you. 🙏

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18/08/2026

Other trades destroyed this staircase before I got to it. Risers all different heights, treads chewed up, nosings gone.
Here’s how I brought it back to regs 👇
Building Regs Part K says every riser on a flight must be the same height (max 220mm) and no more than 5mm variation across the flight. Anything more is a trip hazard and it’ll fail on a sale survey.
Save this before your next stair repair — it’s the exact method I use on every job.
Fitted in West London by Red Design & Build Ltd.
DM “STAIRS” for a quote on yours.

doing a cracking job of allowing me to move my laser up and down 💪🏽

THIS IS JUST THE START 🤯

17/08/2026

IKEA PAX… but make it RED 🔥

Anyone can build a PAX wardrobe.
The trick is making it look like it was always meant to be there.

Built-in. Scribed. Finished properly.
Once this gets painted, you’d be hard pushed to believe it started life as an IKEA wardrobe. 👌

IKEA on the inside. Bespoke on the outside.
That’s the RED Design way. 🔨

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