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Part of a squinted bay window we were working on, this sash with Georgian glazing bars is from the living room of a characterful Grade 2 listed Arts and Crafts home in Gerrard’s Cross. It’s all-too common to see fairly … Read More
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
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
You might remember that this building was originally built as stables? To get hay in for the horses, the choice was either a jolly long walk round from the ticketing gate, or this handy winch to pick bales up off … Read More
These late Victorian windows with Georgian glazing bars and glazed swept-head lights had survived 4 major renovations to the Grade 2 listed original building. Initially built as a stable block for Ascot Racecourse, the building was converted for use by … Read More
This Grade 2 listed cottage still had many of it’s original oak frames dating back to 1788. Some of the sashes are slightly later Georgian. In this particular case, the sash didn’t fit fantastically in the frame, particularly around the … Read More
Whilst fitting a new fixed frame and glass to this conservatory, it was noticed that a leaking gutter had caused some damage to the sill. This is a fairly quick and easy repair as the rot hadn’t spread too far … Read More
Following a guttering leak, this fixed conservatory panel had become saturated with water and subsequently rotted. It was easy to remove most of the timber in handfulls of soaked rotten wood. We replaced the frame with a new pressure treated … Read More