(Berks and Bucks)
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
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
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
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
We were asked to take a look at restoring the function and appearance of these doors which belong to a 250 year old barn. It quickly became clear that the tongue and grove boarding (made from a fairly cheap and … Read More
The hardwood sill of this conservatory was suffering from rot in a few areas, the worst being the mitre at the corner which was opening up and allowing rainwater in. A butterfly tie that was used to pull the mitre … Read More
We were asked to replace an existing uPVC door with a timber one. The customer had seen a design they liked which incorporated high performance double glazing with a smaller raised timber panel. The features of the door are set … Read More
These 11 exposed joist ends or jetty joists, were in various states of repair. Some had retained their original shape despite rotting on the top face. Others had rotten, been cut back and painted, and then rotten again in the … Read More
Whilst this customer was having the outside of their house painted, the decorator found that the drip bead above this window was badly rotten. The window was difficult to access with a ladder so whilst the scaffolding was up, we … Read More
These 20 year old sliding sash windows lifted not using weights but using springs instead.This method was introduced in 1920’s and was very popular in the 1995’s – 2005’s on new builds .Unfortunately the spiral balances in those days were … Read More