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Bay window repairs in Gerrards Cross:
This squinted bay had been painted shut and kept that way for a number of years until the new owners moved in. In order to get the windows open, they were forced to damage the sash stiles. The stiles were … Read More
Window Repair in Cookham
The bottom rail of this casement window sash had been flagged by the customer for being in need of some attention, with flaking paint and the typical spongy feel of rotten wood. With the sash removed from the frame, the … Read More
Grade II listed window repairs near Caversham:
The ground floor windows of this mid C19 parkland villa had rotten sills. Designed to mirror the appearance of sliding sashes elsewhere on the building, these windows featured a fixed bottom sash and a top-hung light. A severe plumbing leak, … Read More
Window repair near Great Missenden: Part 2
Back at the Grade 2 listed Rothschild farmhouse, we were ready to start on the sash repairs. During the Victorian conversion of the building, the bottom rails of the sashes had been replaced as evidenced by the difference in timber … Read More
Window repair near Great Missenden: Part 1
This was a challenging job which revealed hundreds of years’ worth of workmanship and differing approaches to repairs. The first thing we noted was that the sashes pre-dated the frame of the window. Originally a farmhouse, the building was acquired … Read More
Panel Door Repair on Listed Building in Amersham:
This exterior Victorian pine panel door was structurally solid, but over the years the bottom 18 inches of the door had suffered as rain worked its way into the panels and bottom rail. Being made from high quality Baltic pine, … Read More
Joinery Shop keeps the bad guys locked up at Wokingham Police Station:
This new window was fitted as part of extensive modernisation work to the original 1904 Grade II listed former Police Station. Despite appearing quite simple, this window is rich in design features; slim and elegant stiles, a turning piece with … Read More
Sash Sill replacement in Cookham
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
Casement window repair in Amersham
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