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This original garage door was starting to show its age. With a rotten bottom cedar rail and the back panels delaminating, the homeowner had looked at buying a new replacement from Garador, the original manufacturer. For less than 1/3 of … Read More
We were asked to take a look at the cladding around these dormer windows in Gerrards Cross. Originally fitted as part of a refurb of this beautiful Dutch Colonial style Arts and Crafts home, we identified a few areas where … Read More
We had a helping hoof this week on a glazing replacement to some sash windows. A couple of the panes had cracked, which we were asked to replace. The glass was original to these 1920s windows and was manufactured using … Read More
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
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
Part of an original gate house to a former manor, this highly decorative porch depicts various characters believed to be from Chaucer.
Back in Maidenhead, having given ourselves a sound backing for the repairs to the doors themselves, we set about making new linings where the originals were too damaged to keep or a minor repair would have been inadequate. The linings … Read More
These double garages a built using early elements of the modern techniques we use today, such as steel lintels with timber packing in the web. You can learn a great deal about the longevity of these methods and the materials … Read More
This exterior door was badly rotten along its bottom rail. Whilst this rot was very much repairable, the door itself had a number of less-than-ideal design features, so we took the opportunity to make some improvements and replace the door. … Read More