Period windows in a modern village
Historic England lists seven buildings in Hardwick parish, among them Old Victoria Farmhouse and Victoria Farm Cottage, and part of the village is a conservation area. If you own one of the older houses and it still has timber sashes, keeping them painted is what stops rain getting into the joints and bottom rails.
Before changing colour or detail on a listed building, check with South Cambridgeshire District Council. White and soft off-whites are the usual choice outside.
Painting and decorative repair, with a carpenter when needed
Our part is decorative work: scraping back to a sound edge, sanding dust-free, filling cracks and open joints, priming bare timber and finishing in eggshell or satin. We work the sashes up and down as we go so they still slide afterwards, and run a neat line of paint onto the glass to seal the putty.
Rotten timber and broken cords need joinery rather than paint, so our carpenter handles those first and the repair and decorating are planned together. Timber casements on newer houses can be painted under our exterior painting service.
Hardwick at a glance
- 11 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 15 minutesOSRM routing
- 2%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 7listed buildingsHistoric England
- 1conservation arealocal council
- 12%are terracedCensus 2021
- 5%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
How we approach sash window restoration
On a Hardwick cottage window, Graham first notes each window's condition, because the weather side usually needs far more. Old paint is scraped and sanded with Mirka dust-free sanders, which matters where older layers may contain lead. Bare wood is primed, sills and end grain sealed with extra care, and each coat lightly sanded before the next. The full method, products and FAQs are on our sash window restoration page.