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This large arched window had a few areas of rot that needed repairing, along with some double glazing that needed replacing. We started with the repairs to the long drip beneath the arch. The drip was formed by an extra … 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
These casement windows in Amersham had leaded single glazing. Unfortunately, damage to the putty had allowed rain into the bottom rails and rotten the sashes. Whilst repair was still possible, the customer took the opportunity to upgrade to double glazed … Read More
This dormer window was a victim of poor material selection in the form of untreated softwood. Unfortunately, it wasn’t worth repairing, so we made a new pressure treated softwood window and fitted it with the latest argon filled double glazed … Read More
Back at the Grade 2 listed Rothschild farmhouse, we were ready to start on the sash repairs. During the Victorian conversion of the building, the bottom rails of the sashes had been replaced as evidenced by the difference in timber … Read More
This new window was fitted as part of extensive modernisation work to the original 1904 Grade II listed former Police Station. Despite appearing quite simple, this window is rich in design features; slim and elegant stiles, a turning piece with … Read More
This Georgian-style casement window had been fitted 10 years before. Being non-pressure treated and designed and fitted poorly, it had completely rotten-through and wasn’t worth repairing. For the replacement, we made subtle but crucial changes to the head, stiles and … 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
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
This unusual square and squinted bay window presented 2 challenges for us. The first was the condition of the existing sashes. The second was that the bay itself had subsided in the past by up to 3 inches, causing the … Read More