Charles Weston & Sons

Hand Crafted Period Doors & Furniture

Charles Weston specialises in the manufacture of authentically detailed traditional internal doors made from seasoned English oak. The doors are all made to measure to suit the diversity of shapes and sizes of existing door openings and are finished to a beautiful patina.

 Careful architectural research has identified a range of door designs that are particularly appropriate for the restoration of barns, cottages and houses dating from the 15th century to the early 19th century. There are five standard designs CW1-CW5, as illustrated.

The Timber

All our doors are made with specially selected English oak, from renewable sources, which has been seasoned over a number of years. After a long period of natural air drying the timber is placed in a kiln to ensure long term stability.

The doors are made in the traditional way from a number of solid oak planks 19 mm (⁷/₈") thick, joined along their edges. Butt or rebated joints are used to connect the planks which are held on three 19 mm (⁷/₈") ledges. Rose head cut nails are clinched onto the ledges to fasten the doors securely together.

Made to Measure

The doors are made to measure in any size to suit your exact requirements, either for rooms or cupboards. If they are to be hung in new frames all we require is the exact door leaf size. If they are to be hung in irregular existing frames then we will require additional information, as set out on the order form, to ensure that we manufacture to the correct shape and size.

Finish

Doors will be supplied completely pre-finished. The surface will be waxed and will have a rich patinated appearance. The beauty of our remarkable finishing process will be apparent from the accompanying photographs but to fully appreciate the depth of character and richness of colour of the doors themselves you are recommended to visit us