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We were back in Maidenhead this week to add some finishing touches to the repairs. We’d already replaced the old rotten casement sashes with new pressure treated, double glazed units. Now we turned our attention to the porch area where … Read More
The wooden bay window of this Victorian Semi originally had a planted window sill extension. Combined with the masonry sill underneath, the whole thing looked a bit busy so the builder was asked to remove the wooden sill extension and … Read More
This unusual square and squinted bay window presented 2 challenges for us. The first was the condition of the existing sashes. The second was that the bay itself had subsided in the past by up to 3 inches, causing the … Read More
After carefully considering the requirements of the owner of this Linden Avenue property, the position of the windows in the reveals, the materials they were made from and the standard of the joinery used, we decided that the best course … Read More
This timber conservatory was showing signs of rot, particularly around the doors. Our work involved a range of repairs to the doors, windows and framework of the conservatory, all in 50 year rot-proof Accoya. With the cost of a replacement … Read More
This fixed panel, part of a set of French doors, was rotting through from the outside all the way into the inside. A few creepy crawlies had moved in and were living off the rotten timber window. The previous owner … Read More
This sash sill had been the victim of a previous repair which used an off-the-shelf tropical hardwood sill, a steel weather bar, mastic, resin-based cement and a bucket of filler to bridge the gap between the repair and the remaining … Read More
One of the great challenges with windows in older buildings is that in a single window you can find yourself working with a broad range of materials; prepared wood for the window frames, structural timber, glass, brick, mortars, plasters, insulation, … Read More
This casement sash barely made it out of the timber frame in one piece. It couldn’t even support a full cup of tea so Colin had to drink a bit of before setting it down. This repair required the full … Read More
This casement window was starting to rot from rainwater making it’s way past chips in the putty. The rot had opened up the bridle joints of the sash and was into the mullion of the frame. After removing the sash … Read More