Door Repair Marlow
This side light of this 1960s front door was more exposed to the elements than the doors itself. As a result, the sill they shared and parts of the frame were rotten and needed repair. Once the side light was … Read More
Window repair in Amersham:
On first inspection, this casement with glazing bars and roundels didn’t appear to be in too awful condition. However, insect and fungal attack on timber can be deceptive. The core of the timber can be eaten away to mush and … Read More
Sill Repair near Maidenhead
We were asked to take a look at this Arts and Crafts window by the new owners. It had several decades worth of filler built up which was hiding the rotten oak underneath. It took a little while to get … Read More
Curved Bay Repair near Gerrards Cross: Part 3
With the new sill in place, would turn our attention to the sashes. Curved sills aren’t uncommon, but curved sashes are rarely seen. These sashes were also fairly large to the joinery was doing a fair amount of heavy lifting. … Read More
Curved Bay Repair near Gerrards Cross: Part 2
With a plan in place, we started with the sill repairs. We employed the use of a trammel arm and templates to match the curves and make the replacement section of sill from Accoya. Once again, we were grateful to … Read More
Curved Bay Repair near Gerrards Cross: Part 1
This 1920s home had some particularly nice features, including this true Curved Bay, complete with curved sashes. We’d like to start this post by thanking the homeowners for giving us the opportunity to work on this window. We regularly get … Read More
French Door repair near High Wycombe
The victim of a previous repair attempt using 6mm ply, this French door had no bottom rail left to speak of, was letting plenty of weather in and could no longer be opened as the glass would probably fall out. … Read More
Dormer Window Cladding repair near Gerrards Cross:
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
Engineered Wood window repair near Maidenhead
Increasingly we’re being asked to repair windows that were fitted less than 10 years ago. We see all manner of materials used in window manufacture. More often than not, if the window is relatively new but rotting, it’s because it’s … Read More
Goat Assists with Re-Glazing near Risborough
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