(Berks and Bucks)
These French windows and side lights had rotten bottom rails, as well as the lower glazing bars being in quite bad condition on the left hand side where a leak had kept the timber wet. After removing the fixed sidelights, … Read More
This sash window in a Grade 2 listed building had a rotten sill. It’s a very common repair and traditionally joined timber sliding sash windows are, in fact, designed to have their components replaced from time to time. To replace … Read More
We were asked to look at repairing these rotten casement windows. They’d been repaired in the past using untreated pine. The owners had kept on top of the decorating and filling, but the rot that had already set it was … Read More
This 1920s home had some particularly nice features, including this true Curved Bay, complete with curved sashes. We’d like to start this post by thanking the homeowners for giving us the opportunity to work on this window. We regularly get … Read More
We were asked to take a look at the cladding around these dormer windows in Gerrards Cross. Originally fitted as part of a refurb of this beautiful Dutch Colonial style Arts and Crafts home, we identified a few areas where … Read More
We had a helping hoof this week on a glazing replacement to some sash windows. A couple of the panes had cracked, which we were asked to replace. The glass was original to these 1920s windows and was manufactured using … Read More
Accidents do happen, and sometimes a lorry drives into you front room and knocks your porch over for good measure. With some master bricklayers on the case with the wall, we were given the task of repairing the porch. Made … Read More
This casement window sill appeared to be in reasonable condition but the underside of the sill had completely rotted away, only leaving a shell of paint on the outside. With the surrounding lead work on the roof, it was a … Read More
Part of an original gate house to a former manor, this highly decorative porch depicts various characters believed to be from Chaucer.
These double garages a built using early elements of the modern techniques we use today, such as steel lintels with timber packing in the web. You can learn a great deal about the longevity of these methods and the materials … Read More