Period windows in High Town and North Street
Historic England lists 59 buildings in Burwell parish, from the Grade I Church of St Mary to 56 at Grade II. Living in a listed house, or within the Burwell High Town or Burwell North Street conservation areas, means a new window colour is worth raising with East Cambridgeshire District Council first. Off-white is the usual choice outside, while inside there's far more room for colour.
We should be clear about what we do. We prepare, repair-fill and paint, choosing primers to suit the timber. Broken cords, rotten timber or a sash that needs replacing goes to our carpenter, planned within the same job so you deal with one company.
Keeping sashes sound and sliding
Bottom rails and sills hold water, so they get the most attention. Mirka dust-free sanders matter here, because old layers on a sash may contain lead, so we scrape loose paint to a firm edge and sand with dust extraction running. Joints are filled and bare timber primed before eggshell or satin. Each step is listed on our main sash window restoration page.
A sash sticks when paint builds up where it slides, so those faces get the thinnest coats and each sash is moved while drying. On the glass, we carry a narrow line of paint over the putty to seal it.
Burwell at a glance
- 13 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 22 minutesOSRM routing
- 12%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 59listed buildingsHistoric England
- 2conservation areaslocal council
- 16%are terracedCensus 2021
- 6%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
How we approach sash window restoration
Graham looks at each window, and the quotation lists them one by one so the worst can be done first. After scraping, sanding, filling and priming, we finish in eggshell or satin. Outside faces are left for a dry, settled spell, and every sash is eased before we leave so the house can be shut and locked. The full method, products and FAQs are on our sash window restoration page.