A small number of older homes
Around 70 properties predate 1900 and another 30 date from 1900 to 1918, out of roughly 2,310 in the parish. There are no listed buildings and no conservation area within the boundary, so there are no heritage rules on window colour to work around.
Timber windows on later houses need much the same care. Sound paint keeps water out of the joints, and once it cracks, the bottom rails and sills go first.
Painting, filling and when the carpenter comes in
Our side of the job is decorative. We scrape back to a sound edge and sand with Mirka dust-free sanders, which matters because older paint layers can contain lead. Open joints are filled and bare timber primed before eggshell or satin top coats, and sashes are worked up and down so they don't stick.
Broken cords, rotten timber or a sash that needs replacing go to our carpenter, planned alongside the painting. The main sash window page explains the full process.
Bar Hill at a glance
- 10 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 14 minutesOSRM routing
- 4%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 28%are terracedCensus 2021
- 1%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
How we approach sash window restoration
Graham notes each window's condition at the visit and the quotation lists them one by one. We prime end grain on sills and rails thoroughly, sand lightly between coats, and run a neat paint line onto the glass to seal the putty. Exterior faces are left for a settled spell of dry weather. The full method, products and FAQs are on our sash window restoration page.