Granddad Rob

It has taken me 35 years of specialising to become a specialist, chicken, duck, goose, dog, rabbit, pet, dove & bird house maker. BRITISH DESIGN & BRITISH BUILT

[Granddad Rob @GranddadRob]

As is the way, it was while looking for something else that this purchase order from 1988 came to light. I still well remember how flattered I was (and still am) that KEW wanted one of my dovecotes for their world... https://t.co/Ivg4AzBtZ9

[Granddad Rob @GranddadRob]

Another bespoke build.
LARGE TORTOISE HOUSE
Insulated back gable, side walls, roof and floor.
Internal dividing wall.
Ramp.
Draught curtains.

BESPOKE RUN
Made shorter and narrower to customer’s instruction.
Door... https://t.co/Ei81AWO5JF

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Once upon a time in the kingdom of the Surrey folks, there lived a lady dove-keeper who was very, very, sad because the dovecote in her garden (not a G’Rob) was slowly, but surely crumbling away.
In a quest to... https://t.co/9cSnxGCDII

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Roll Up Roll Up.
Over the next few weeks we will be posting up few items we want to sell off. The first is this BIG ‘Mutt Hut’. It’s been used in a covered run for the best part of its active life. I would define... https://t.co/SxRLBpGUbm

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I ran out of filler, so as one does (it can’t just be me) with the peanut jar I needed to ‘winkle’ the very last morsel out of the tube. However unlike the peanut butter jar, access up the tube was limited. My plan... https://t.co/XETyQmTsho

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A few days ago we sent out this replacement roof for one our old (20 yrs +) wall mounted dovecotes.
The dovecote this roof is intended for is a wall mounted six nest cote from back in my Forsham Cottage Arks days.... https://t.co/LTffM7eJBP

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I started this kennel build during the Christmas break and working the odd weekend finally finished this terrace of fully insulated kennels in the middle of February. My customer AKA as my wife Cindy needs it to... https://t.co/KOUlbzM4AN

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Delivered 2 owl boxes, one Epsom 8 nest floating duck house and these 5 floating islands to a customer in Ascot today. To follow is one of our giant Cheltenham 20 dovecotes and 20 bird boxes. This is a big... https://t.co/IIotuMySYv

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Installing the Epsom 6 at Epsom! https://t.co/GkRCj52dop

[Granddad Rob @GranddadRob]

Very pleased to supply the Woodcote Millennium Green Trust with this ex-display Epsom 6 in Epsom of all places! https://t.co/IHHspFAhhG

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On its on way to the customer, a small tortoise house with optional insulation, lamp modification, draught curtains, ramp and a run with glazed roof sections. Customer declined the Jacuzzi option.

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For all you tortoise lovers out there (and we know there’s a few of you)! https://t.co/Bsju9nQ7tY

[Granddad Rob @GranddadRob]

Mancave: A bolthole in the garden that your human THINKS is their space.
Catcave: A bolthole in the garden that your cat KNOWS is their space.

Not on the web site yet.

CATCAVE: £346.00 Delivered Full made... https://t.co/QvjGI3bHZ8

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Here’s a short video exploring the cat palace we installed this year. Now fully occupied with furry guests!
Like and Share please folks.

https://t.co/8Eg9lGEvtV https://t.co/RDQoOg0n6Q

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Early in the year Mr and Mrs D asked if I could make them a bigger version of our HAYDOCK CHICKEN 10 HOUSE, so we made them a bespoke HAYDOCK 15 CHICKEN HOUSE.

Obviously Mr and Mrs D were happy with our work because a few weeks back they... https://t.co/NOxUtMKYZ0

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Customer Ms R emailed
Hi G’Rob
‘Thank you so much for the house it arrived on Friday and it is truly magnificent – thank you very much’
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Granddad Rob... https://t.co/8E1G7PGcci

[Granddad Rob @GranddadRob]

Last Sunday morning. Colin and I were to be found in deepest Essex. We had undertaken to drop and remove an old dovecote and then to replace it with a new Granddad Rob's Cheltenham Six Nest Dovecote. According to Ms... https://t.co/z3AUQKuY3b

[Granddad Rob @GranddadRob]

These two kennels are for a pair of Rottweilers Even at this size there was still some last minute customer apprehension as to whether the doors where wide enough.!
All pressure treated.
Heavy frame.
Walls clad in... https://t.co/kWuF9orZt7

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I was once told that to improve 100 things by 1%, that amounts to a 100% improvement..

I have always striven to keep improving the product, its partly what makes me tick, however what I didn’t realise was that it... https://t.co/BvH9mL3ISW

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These two Cheltenham Twenty Nest Dovecotes ( 10 sides, 4 floors of 5 individual nesting bays) are off to a manor house refurbishment way up the M40.
We have upgraded the materials since the ‘olden days’ and they... https://t.co/8fRX3XJRMx