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, discovered by the new owner, had caused some damage internally so the sashes themselves were in need of attention. The extent of the damage only became fully apparent once we started work. With the sashes removed, it was easily possible to push the glazing out through the soft, rotten beading. Soon after, it was clear that all sashes needed full bottom rail replacements.
We started with the frames and sills, removing the old sills entirely and fitting custom made Accoya replacements, joined into the original jams.
We then took on the bottom rail replacements on the sashes, using Accoya once again for its rot resistance and dimensional stability. With the sashes repaired, we reglazed using the original glass and new beading.
To finish the job, we refitted the freshly repaired sashes and carried out any making-good ready for redecoration.
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