Create, Renew, Perform & Restore with Kabincraft
A South Dorset based multi-purpose business providing a handy man / odd jobs service, event management and specialist retail, as well as music performance and tuition.
Kabincraft Home and Handy Work
A reliable and trustworthy odd jobs handy man, with a van, ready to help inside and outdoors.
From garden maintenance to flat pack furniture assembly, via dog walking. Friendly support at your service.
- Attentive – Personal – Resourceful – Efficient
- All jobs attended to with care
- Time is valued




Kabincraft Music – Tuition and Performance
With fifteen years of live gigging experience and having worked previously for with Manson Guitars of Devon; the founder of Kabincraft, Liam Patton (AKA Pat) is available to take on beginner and intermediate guitar students. Solo and group tuition can be provided on a mobile basis to private clients and educational establishments.
Pat can also provide solo performances for a private occasions, live music venues and festivals. His band are also available for hire see Tabulafire.com for details.




Kabincraft Events
Kabincraft events is an arm of the business which pulls on Pat’s experience of advising and delivery of principally public sporting and music events in the UK and overseas. The following event services can be provided:
- Provision of event operations planning, risk assessments, crowd dynamics and emergency procedures
- GIS overlay event mapping
- Engagement with public agencies
- Management of tender processes for event suppliers, sponsors and concessions
- Audio and visual services
- LED candle light hire
- Event ascetics, look and feel design
- Brand design and marketing
- Merchandise management
- Design of event operations centre and communications strategies




Our services

Home and Handy Work
Kabincraft aim to offer a flexible and adaptable approach to any domestic odd jobs and handy work. All jobs are considered. We have skills and tools to manage the following:
- Garden clearance and general maintenance (weeding, lawn care, pruning, path clearing)
- Fitting of shelving
- Skirting board repair
- Picture hanging
- Smaller scale decoration and tiling jobs
- Clearance and tip runs
- Collection and delivery of large items
- Wood cutting
- Oven cleaning
- Carpet cleaning
- Kitchen cupboard door repair
- Wooden floor and furniture restoration
- Flat pack assembly
- Door latches
- Gutter clearing
- Smart home device installation
- Set up of home electrical including wall mounted TV’s and audio systems
- Staircase restorations
- Pressure washing external services
- Deep cleaning of floors and other surfaces
- Fence repairs and treatment
- Turf laying
- Raised flower bed and planter installation
- Window and gutter cleaning
- Power sanding and paint stripping
- Loft boarding
- Pet visiting and dog walking
If you can’t see the help you need above please do contact us to see if we can help.
Prices: £20 per-hour or negotiable flat fees can be quoted for specific jobs.

Event Planning and Operations
At Kabincraft we are passionate about delivering public events which live long in the memory and fabric of an areas culture.
Pat has been working with event organisers and leading on a range of local events in South Dorset including:
- London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Regatta
- United World Games 2014 – Klagenfurt, Austria
- Gothia Cup 2013 – Gothenburg Sweden
- Camp Bestival 2011
- Dorset County Show 2010-16
- Forever Sun Festival 2014
- Great Dorset Steam Fair 2014
- Teddy Rocks Festival 2016
- Altitude Festival 2016
- Dorchester Cider Festival 2016
- Weymouth Regatta (Gig Racing) 2024

Music Performance and Tuition
Nothing beats live music and with the experience of hundreds of performances Kabincraft is delighted to offer the following services:
- Solo or four piece band of experienced performing musicians playing a range of popular music genres
- Up to 120 mins of live music (standard as 2 x 60 min sets)
- DMX lighting rig and professional audio equipment
- DJ service (curated before the event if required)
- Provision of simple announcements
- Quality audio, stage lighting equipment and instruments
- Public bookings are promoted via social media with paid advertising. Poster and flyers can also be arranged with venues
Guitar Tution
The Kabincraft approach to guitar tuition is to support the learner to gain the skills, resources and confidence to progress into a life long journey of self-tuition. Courses and lessons will avoid focusing on detailed music theory and are tailored to the style of play and artists, which have attracted the learner to invest their time and money in learning guitar.
See the video above on what to expect from a first lesson and the road ahead.
Prices: 1 hour lesson £45 – 30 minutes lesson £23.
Reviews
“We were in a real bother with the clearance of years of inherited rubble and waste behind our garden shed – Pat helped us get it all clear an on the hottest day of the year”
Nicolas
Dorchester
“Pat gave me weekly guitar lessons for my D of E award. He helped me learn some of the songs I really wanted to try and it helped me improve a great deal”
Claire
Weymouth
“Pat played a stunning afternoon solo acoustic set on our wedding day. All the guests were so complimentary and he also supported us in comparing our speeches. It really added something special to the day”
Louisa
Bridport
“In all the years I’ve known Pat and his friends, he has provided brilliantly delivered music and DJ services at a very competitive rate. We even asked him to compere our children’s naming ceremonies”
Ian
Weymouth
Contact us
07809150081
kabincraftLP@gmail.com
