18. June 2013 10:01

Rufus Has Got A New Girlfriend..... Mrytle!

Rufus has sold some Radiators to a customer.

Mrytle the Irish Terrior will be all nice and warm!

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13. June 2013 13:45

It's about time ....

Finally we have done it

Our UK Architectural Antiques website as now changed to

www.ukaa.com

which is nice

but the big change for us is our email address which is now

info@ukaa.com

which I am sure you agree is a nice and tidy email address !!!

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12. June 2013 13:01

Fitting Reclaimed Floorboards

UKAA buy and sell Reclaimed Pine Floorboards.

UKAA can offer you 2 options

1. Reclaimed Floorboards - Original Victorian square edged boards
2. Re-Sawn Floorboards - Victorian beams cut into floorboards to your sizes - either square edged or tongue and groove

Many people these days are re-installing reclaimed floor boards. The options available are reclaimed original Victorian square edged floor boards, and re-sawn boards in either square edged or tongue and grooved. We pride ourselves on the quality of timber we use for our re-sawn floor boards. We are very particular when it comes to reclaimed floor boards; we only buy floor boards that we ourselves would use in our own home. The timber we buy is over 100 years old. We only buy the best timber.

Floor boards are often fitted with various board widths in one room. This method makes a floor appear aesthetically pleasing, but some of our customers tend to use just one width of board in a room. The choice is yours, depending on what your requirements are. Using one width in a room is more convenient for the person fitting the boards. One only has to see the finished product to appreciate why it really is worth all the time, cost, and effort.

Re-claimed flooring, which is tens and sometimes hundreds of years old, attains a beauty and patina that simply cannot be replicated by new flooring suppliers.

Buying from UKAA will remove any quality issues and allow you to concentrate on the fitting / installation.

A reclaimed floor that has been properly laid and finished will blend perfectly with the décor of a period property. It will also enhance its surroundings and add greatly to the property’s re-sale value.

Fitting Floorboards
We have fitted reclaimed pine floorboards in to our new offices, both down and upstairs.

The boards that we used are shown in the images below with the final image showing the finished boards.

We sanded the boards with a normal 4" wide belt sander - we did not use the large ones that you normally hire as we did not want to take out too much of the patina of the old boards. We then finished the boards with 3 coats of Osmo which is a wax oil.

The first image shows the floorboards prior to fitting
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These next three images show the boards being fitted
we used a pair of clamps to keep the boards nice and tight prior to nailing.

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Downstairs taking shape - the red paint on the boards -

we just sanded these boards a little more than the others

to blend them in
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Fitting around the new radiator pipes
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The finished boards
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Floorboards that we have for sale

7. June 2013 16:54

Fitting your Electric Element to your Carron Cast Iron Radiator

Fitting your Electric Element to your Carron Cast Iron Radiator

Fit your heating element to your cast iron radiator as per the Manufacturer’s
instructions that are included in the box with the element.
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Now fill your cast iron radiator ready for use – see the images below

Unscrew the two top end caps- this will reveal a large hole at either end of the radiator.

Fill your Radiator up with the water/glycol mix.

Start filling from the one end like below - slowly so there are no airlocks

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When the radiator is full put the bush back on the left side and raise the radiator
at an angle like below and carry on filling slowly so there are no airlocks

You must leave a 2% gap in the radiator to allow for expansion.
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Put the bush back on the right hand side and your radiator will look like below

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The radiator is now ready for connection to the electrical supply. This must be done by a competent person.

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5. June 2013 11:10

Customers Very Happy With There New Quartz Zinc Table

Customers happy purchase 'Quartz Zinc Table' - Made all by hand here at UKAA.

Double thickness quartz zinc top - 40mm

Farrow & Ball painted base - Plummet

Tapered Legs

Click here to see our prices and reviews on tables

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4. June 2013 14:19

The Blue Bells are out - better late than never!!

The Blue Bells are out in force - this years show - although late is better than ever.

We have around 60 wild Red Deer in and around this wood at the rear of our property - and they just keep to their paths and grazing allowing the Blue Bells to flourish.

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29. May 2013 16:10

Our Latest Zinc And Plank Tables Made Bespoke Here At UKAA

Our Latest Zinc And Plank Top Tables Made Bespoke Here At UKAA

1. Antiqued zinc with customers own desgin and style legs

Base painted in: Paper & Paper - Library Thames Mud

2. 10 x Church chairs and antiqued zinc table

8 x Chairs painted in Paint & Paper - Library Sand 2

The remaining 2 are left waxed

3. Quartz zinc table

Double thickenss top - approx 40mm

Base painted in F&B - Plummet

Tapered Legs

4. Our tables underneath are as good, as the quality from the top!!

5. Plank top table

7ft x 4 boards wide

Waxed finish top

Base painted in F&B - New White

Tapered Legs

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20. May 2013 10:57

20 Tables and 65 Chairs in Farrow and Ball Paint

We have just completed a job for a customer - they had 20 Tables and 65 Chairs in Farrow and Ball Paint.

The tables were a mixture of plank tops, Zinc tops and Copper tops, we made them all here at Cannock Wood in Staffordshire.

We also made three table tops for the customer to use with their existing table bases.