How to Build a Timber Restoration Component Schedule
A timber restoration component schedule is a list that connects each replacement piece to its location, measurements and reference photographs. It helps the workshop quote the right work and helps your installer check that nothing has been overlooked.
Start with one row per distinct item, rather than one row for the entire verandah. A post, a bracket and a length of moulding need different information. Karem Woodcraft is our main workshop brand; its decorative timber product range is a useful starting point for identifying the parts before preparing a matching request.
Give every location a simple reference
Stand in front of the house and label the bays from left to right: A, B and C. Add a number for each component, such as A1 for the left post and A2 for the bracket beside it. Put those references on your sketch and in photograph filenames.
Keep a wide photograph of the complete elevation as well as close views. A close-up can show a profile clearly while hiding whether it belongs at an outside corner, beside a wall or under an eave. That context can affect the return, fixing face and finished appearance.
Separate the opening size from the component size
Record what you measured. “Clear opening between posts: 1815 mm” is more useful than “panel: 1815” when nobody has confirmed the installation allowance. For an existing component, record its actual finished dimensions and say whether it is a complete piece or a damaged fragment.
Measure repeated bays separately. Do not assume that a row of older openings is identical. Where a dimension cannot be reached safely, mark it as unmeasured and arrange for the installer to check it.
Use these columns in your schedule
- Reference and location: A2, front verandah, left-hand corner.
- Item: bracket, post, fretwork panel, moulding or another named component.
- Quantity and whether pieces are identical, mirrored or handed.
- Finished width, thickness and length, or opening measurements clearly labelled.
- Reference: catalogue code, photograph, drawing or physical sample.
- Material and whether the finished work will be painted or left with a visible timber finish.
- Outstanding decisions, including returns, fixing details and installer confirmation.
Example: three brackets that are not quite the same
Your schedule might list two matching brackets facing the street and one return bracket at the corner. Photograph the return from both sides and mark its orientation. Listing “three brackets” alone could conceal the difference until the installer starts work.
Use the same approach for balustrade sections, shaped ends and mouldings that meet an existing profile. Keep the original catalogue name if you know it, but let the measurements and photographs describe the actual requirement.
Record the condition without deciding the repair yourself
Use plain observations such as “base soft”, “end missing” or “painted joint opening”. Structural assessment and decisions about temporary support belong with an appropriately qualified person. Keep structural work and decorative matching as separate tasks in the schedule.
For the visual design, Karem Woodcraft’s verandah design guide helps place individual components in the context of the whole facade.
Send one consistent enquiry pack
Send the schedule, labelled photographs and any drawings together. Include the delivery suburb and postcode, site access information and the date you hope to install. Ask the workshop to confirm material, finished sizes, inclusions and current timing in the written quote.
Before changing a measured item, update its reference and revision date so the workshop and installer use the same information. Keep the confirmed schedule with the final quote.
For individual measuring methods, read our verandah post matching guide and moulding profile guide. When your pack is ready, contact Karem Woodcraft about the wider restoration project.