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Accidents do happen, and sometimes a lorry drives into you front room and knocks your porch over for good measure. With some master bricklayers on the case with the wall, we were given the task of repairing the porch. Made … Read More
Unfortunately, this is becoming all-too-common a repair for us. These windows are only 6 years old and already showing signs of rot. They are made from compressed redwood and are often sold as engineered wood or solid hardwood too. This … Read More
The beading on these hardwood windows was started to rot and fail. We were asked to replace it like-for-like. Although a relatively straightforward job, the devil is in the details. With this style of beading where the bottom bead is … Read More
We were back at this row of cottages in Beaconsfield. This time, the Yorkshire slider in question wasn’t economically repairable so the decision was made to opt for a replacement. The window we we’re replacing wasn’t original and had been … Read More
This casement window sill appeared to be in reasonable condition but the underside of the sill had completely rotted away, only leaving a shell of paint on the outside. With the surrounding lead work on the roof, it was a … Read More
After being on other jobs while the double-glazed units were manufactured from the templates, we were back near Risborough to reglaze the window. Due to the weight and height above the ground of the large arched unit, we carefully choreographed … Read More
Back between Great Missenden and Risborough, we now turned our attention to the blown double glazing that needed replacing. There were a few units in the casements that had blown; simply a matter of measuring height and width then working … Read More
This large arched window had a few areas of rot that needed repairing, along with some double glazing that needed replacing. We started with the repairs to the long drip beneath the arch. The drip was formed by an extra … Read More
Listed Porch repair near Gerrards Cross: Part 3 Most exterior joinery has very robust joints to withstand the elements and rigors of life outdoors. This porch was no exception so we paid our initial attention to the mortise and tenons … Read More
With the porch roof safely propped, we could start removing the large sections of rotten oak and inspecting each joint where the decorative posts entered the sill. We were then ready to design the replacement Accoya sill and repairs around … Read More