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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This 1920s sash window is original to the house with the brickwork built around the window. Being North facing, it wasn’t getting much opportunity to dry out after rain so despite the owners diligent upkeep, this particular area of the … 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