Sash window restoration in a mostly modern village
Around 83% of Waterbeach homes were built from 1965 onwards, so original sashes are confined to a small share of older properties. Some of those may sit inside the Waterbeach conservation area or be among the parish's 21 listed buildings.
For listed homes, replacing original windows usually needs consent, which is one reason restoring them is often the better route. Graham will look at every window during the visit and note what each needs.
Our part, and when the carpenter takes over
Our sash work is decorative: scraping back to a sound edge, sanding, filling open joints and priming bare timber before eggshell or satin. Sills and bottom rails get extra care because they hold standing water. Older paint layers can contain lead, so we keep dust down throughout.
Broken cords, rotten sections and new timber are handled by our carpenter, planned alongside the painting so you deal with one company. Our main sash window page describes the process window by window.
Waterbeach at a glance
- 1 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 2 minutesOSRM routing
- 8%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 21listed buildingsHistoric England
- 1conservation arealocal council
- 23%are terracedCensus 2021
- 4%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
How we approach sash window restoration
Each window is listed separately in the written quotation. Loose paint is scraped and sanded with Mirka dust-free sanders, joints and cracks are filled, and bare wood is primed with Zinsser. While painting we move the sashes up and down so every face is covered, keep paint off the running surfaces and cut a fine line onto the glass to seal the putty. The full method, products and FAQs are on our sash window restoration page.