(Berks and Bucks)
This 300 year old window needed both the top and the lower sills fully replaced and re mortised and tenoned back together in Accoya.It was so rotten even the tenons on the mullions and jambs were rotten too, so needed … Read More
Another casement sash repair this time on a on the Thames property in Bourne End.The sash was originally made in hardwood but it got attacked by insects resulting it the sash needing a whole new bottom rail all in Accoya … Read More
This casement sash needed a whole new bottom rail re-jointed and glued as well as needing the bottom half of both stiles re-jointed too.All repairs were done using Accoya and took one day to collect the sash bring to Bourne … Read More
3 x new keyhole windows fitted in the Alhambra Castle Bourne End.The 2 at the front were fixed glazing where as the one in the bathroom need to be made with a lower opening casement.The hardest part was getting the … Read More
A rotten oak post caused by a poorly fitted gutter that over flowed every time it rained needed repairing.This repair was made harder because the PVC windows either side were impossible to remove.A special template needed to be made for … Read More
4 sliding sash windows at this pub/ restaurant needed new weights fitted. The problem was caused by the glass being changed to thicker and heavier glass a few years before resulting in the old lighter weights not being heavier enough … Read More
2 x mock gothic arched dormer windows on a listed building in Maidenhead (mid Victorian). The sill needed fully replacing along with both lower jambs and just to make things worse both casement sashes were badly rotten too.Total time approx. … Read More
This is an old Magnet window (stormproof) the orginal sill was made in softwood and the exposed part of the wooden sill had rotted.Instead of re- mortising and tenoning a new Accoya sill into the existing , another way is … Read More
This rotten casement sash needed a new bottom rail mortised and tenoned into a new side stile all replacements were done using Accoya wood that lasts 50 years.This window was only 10 years old and was made from untreated pine … Read More
8 new double glazed windows all made in Accoya 50 year life wood.They were all coated with 2 x coats of clear Osmo oil and some of the units needed to be cut using a laser.The linings were added on … Read More