From a winter stopgap to a whole elevation
Four pieces of work, and an honest survey to tell you which one the house actually needs.
Full sash restoration
The sash comes out and goes back to the workshop. We strip it, cut out the failed sections, and let in new timber cut to match the grain and the profile. The cords and weights are renewed and rebalanced so the window holds at any height under its own weight. Brush seals go into routed channels in the sash. Original glass stays in wherever it has survived, re-puttied by hand.
What comes back is the same window, running properly, sealed, and repairable again in forty years.
Whole-house programmes
Every window in the property, taken in batches and sequenced room by room so you keep a secure and liveable house throughout. One team, one standard, and a single point of responsibility for the whole elevation rather than four trades blaming each other.
These usually run alongside a wider renovation, and we will work to your builder's programme if there is one.
Draught-proofing and rebalancing
For windows that are structurally sound but rattle, stick, or bleed heat. We route brush seals into the sash itself rather than sticking strips to the frame, renew the cords, and rebalance the weights so the window moves properly again.
Nothing about the appearance changes. It is also the right answer if you need the house warmer this winter and a full restoration is months away.
Condition survey and report
A written report on every window in the house, photographed, with a component-by-component account of what can be saved, what cannot, and the reasoning. Conservation officers accept it as supporting evidence, and architects use it to specify.
If you are holding a quote that says your windows are beyond economical repair, this is the document that tests that claim.
Starting figures, published
No competitor in this region publishes these. We do, because the first thing you want to know is whether this is a conversation worth having.
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Draught-proofing
From £320
- Brush seals routed into the sash
- Cords renewed, weights rebalanced
- No visible change to the window
- Usually a single day on site
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Full restoration
From £850
- Timber spliced, not replaced
- Original glass retained and re-puttied
- Draught-sealed and rebalanced
- Ten year guarantee on splice work
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Whole house
£18k–£45k
- Every window, sequenced in batches
- Secure boarding throughout
- One standard across the elevation
- Twelve month return visit included
Technical questions
Can you match the original glazing bar profile?
Yes. We take a profile off the existing bar and cut new timber to it. On a whole-house job this matters more than people expect, because a bar that is two millimetres out reads as wrong across a whole elevation even when nobody can say why.
What happens to glass that does not survive?
We keep a stock of salvaged period glass and match it by thickness, tint and distortion. Where nothing suitable exists we will tell you, and you decide between modern glass in that one pane or a longer wait while we find a match.
Can you improve thermal performance without secondary glazing?
To a point, and honestly, not as far as a replacement unit will. Draught-sealing removes most of the heat loss people actually feel, which is air movement rather than conduction. If you want more than that, slim-profile double glazing into the original sash is possible on some windows and refused by some conservation officers. We will tell you which case you are in.
Do you work outside Bath and Bristol?
Regularly across north Somerset, and occasionally London for whole-house projects. Beyond that the transport of sashes starts to cost more than it is worth to you.
Start with a survey
An hour and a half on site, a written report, and an honest answer about what your windows need.