Listed homes and the Isleham conservation area
Grade II buildings in the village include 1 Mill Street and 41 Mill Street, and Isleham Hall on West Street dates from the 16th century. Not every older window is a sash, and we paint casements too. Whichever you have, if the house is listed or in the conservation area, ask East Cambridgeshire District Council before changing an outside window colour.
We keep the work decorative. Rotten sills, split rails and broken cords are passed to our carpenter, and his repairs are planned into the same job so paint doesn't go on before the joinery is right.
Preparing sashes properly
Older windows can hold many layers of paint, some of it lead-based, so we sand with Mirka dust-free sanders rather than dry-scraping heavily indoors. Bare timber is primed before undercoat, cracks and open joints are filled, and loose putty is flagged for repair. Our sash window page covers the full sequence.
Paint is kept thin where sashes slide past each other, and each window is moved during the job so it doesn't set shut. A fine line of paint onto the glass stops rain getting behind the putty.
Isleham at a glance
- 21 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 30 minutesOSRM routing
- 17%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 34listed buildingsHistoric England
- 1conservation arealocal council
- 11%are terracedCensus 2021
- 6%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
How we approach sash window restoration
Graham notes every window's condition at the survey and lists them one by one in the quotation, so you can start with the worst. Outside faces are done in dry, settled weather. Inside, curtains come down, floors are sheeted, and each sash is eased and fastened before we leave for the day. The full method, products and FAQs are on our sash window restoration page.