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Part of a package of repairs, we started with these French doors. They had previously been repaired in hardwood, with mixed results. We prioritised the failed repairs first, using Accoya rather than hardwood for it’s stability and rot resistance. With … Read More
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
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
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
Whilst these bay windows were being redecorated, the painter found a small but deep patch of rot in the sill. Too deep to fill and with the potential to cause future structural problems for the bay, we were asked to … Read More
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
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
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 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 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