Proofing Sash Windows Sash windows can be draughty, particularly older examples. In fact the total amount of escape of heat around a box sash window is equivalent to having a hole about 4” square to the outside world. Fitting…
Read MoreA single clear window film that reduces thermal loss to such an extent that your single glazed windows will now perform BETTER than a double glazed unit.A Double glazed unit has a ‘U’ value of between 3 and 1.8 this…
Read MoreBy Vicky Alley I began my joinery journey a little later in life than is considered usual. I discovered a love for woodwork whilst up-cycling furniture and decided to go to college to do a joinery diploma at age 38….
Read MoreAfter the removal of the old windows and prior to the installation of the new replacements the cills in part needed to be replaced. It is usually the external component of the cill that needs to be replaced as this…
Read MoreHerbert Collins 1885-1975 was a British architect.He designed many suburban developments in Southampton primarily but not exclusively around the Highfield and Basset Green area of Southampton.Distinctive in their design and built during the 1920s and 1930s. Today their uniqueness is…
Read MoreThis conservatory was worth saving a replacement would cost at least 5 times more than the renovation work that I carried out. It was saved just in time,another winter would have seen it rot beyond repair. The basic skeleton was…
Read MoreIts nice to come accross such delights. The customer asked for a survey of these windows and I was suprissed at their condition some areas require a bit of attention particulary on the Oriel window which has a established mini…
Read MoreA particularly tricky project with possible issues arising from the stained glass segments falling out or worse still breaking. The stained glass itself is in a very ‘tired’ condition with the lead cames shot and the cement between the cames…
Read MoreThis example required new shoes -the sliding windows run along Oak or metal runners fixed to the cill and housed in a rebate cut to the underside of the bottom rail, known as a plough groove
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