David Smallcombe Limited

Our project objective was to create a bespoke luxury bathroom for the principle bedroom suite in a new build home, which would bring together both contemporary and natural design elements. This was to complement the rest of the features of the house which incorporated natural stone and oak flooring, an oak porch and oak and glass staircase. Being the main bathroom en-suite, it had to be impressive, but also balance the rest of the house en-suites. These are high value homes, and therefore needed to satisfy our clients’ brief to provide on trend bathrooms with both comfort as well as quality. David Smallcombe LTD was responsible for the whole bathroom project, from initial concept to completion.

Harry was just 16 when he started his apprenticeship. The 8 hour manual working days straight from school were tiring, but Harry persevered, showing commitment by always arriving on time and even offering to come in on Saturdays to do extra work to progress his learning.

During lockdown and unable to go into college, Harry used this time to concentrate on finishing his portfolio. This wasn’t easy as he had come out of hospital after being critically ill from Covid, so was exhausted, but he was determined to get his qualification. He was so keen to continue his development and not lose his skill set that we were amazed to have him return to work fully only 6 months later.

His practical skills have developed exceptionally, where we are confident to give him his own projects for clients ranging from shed doors to oak door frames. Recently, he showed outstanding practical skills by making a window from start to finish.