Sash window restoration —
original sash, working again.

We restore the original — frame, mechanism, paint. Replacement is rarely needed and rarely worth it.

What it is.

Bringing the original sash back to working order. The frame stays. The glazing bars stay. Original glass stays where it survives. Only what's failed gets replaced.

On-site at the property, then sash by sash on the bench — splice repairs, new cords, pulley service, ironmongery refit, paint.

Typical scope is 2–5 days per window, depending on rot and finish.

Day one — sash out, cill stripped, opening sheeted while the box is inspected.

Why restore, not replace.

Most owners arrive expecting they'll need new windows. Almost always, the original frame is sound where it counts — the box, the parting bead, the meeting rail — and the failure is in two or three discrete spots: the cill, the bottom of the sash, the cords. The right repair keeps the rest.

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Reversible

Every repair we make can be undone without damaging the underlying joinery. Splice inlets are pinned and bonded into the original timber; cords and ironmongery come back out the way they went in. Replacement is a one-way decision.
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What conservation officers expect

For Grade II, II* and conservation-area properties, retention is the starting position. Restoration is nearly always permissible; like-for-like replacement rarely is, without serious justification. Most consents are a question of how, not whether.