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This wooden conservatory was in need of a refresh, particularly around the sills and a few bottom rails. Mitres are well known for opening up over time and becoming vulnerable to rot if they’re not fitted thoughtfully. This job involved … Read More
This classic Victorian semi was in need of a new bedroom window. The adjacent cast iron guttering made getting the old window frame out quite fiddly but getting the new window in was going to be the real challenge and … Read More
As part of some extension work being done to their home, we were asked if we could make a copy of the original front door. With 2 full length side lights and all in Accoya, we had the opportunity to … Read More
The sorriest looking sash was a bit too far gone to warrant repairs. We might have made an exception if it had been a listed building but given the position of the window, it was destined to have a pretty … Read More
These leaded casements lend character to an arts and crafts style home in Gerrards Cross. A really unusual feature of the home was the tiled soffit, which formed a corbelled course underneath the fascia line. The sash frames were in … Read More
Back at this fantastic cottage, we were getting on with the dormer window. This window had very unusual housed glazing bars rather than a conventional fixed sash. Sadly, the bars were rotten beyond repair so we needed to replace them. … Read More
We were in a little village s’arf of the river Thames this week, repairing some casement windows. The current owners had already got stuck into their stewardship of the place and were very familiar and practiced with some of the … Read More
This time we were at the other end of the Old Town. We were asked what we could do with a couple of warped doors and some rotten windows in this Grade 2 listed cottage. The building was originally an … Read More
Working on the highstreet has it’s pros and cons. Space tends to be a little limited, especially with the size of some of the windows along the road. But you get plenty of interested passers by keen to share interesting … Read More
We were asked to take a look at these casement dormer windows. With the layers of flaky paint removed, we could see that some areas of joinery needed repairs. We used Accoya to repair the rotten joints, for it’s rot … Read More