Customer Services. Surveying Britain’s sash windows.
All staff at joineryworkshop.com count themselves fortunate to be able to visit so many people’s homes across the United Kingdom; we take the privilege earnestly. Being invited into people’s homes is an honour. If we really think about it, it’s a humbling experience. For ourselves, it’s an hour or so of our time, surveying Britain’s [...]
Read MoreSash window restoration. A customer inquires.
I had a thought-provoking conversation on the telephone last week with a lady who politely described herself as elderly. For the article, we’ll call her Constance. Constance called from Wimbledon, London, and was asking for a survey to be carried out on several original sash windows. She described her sash windows as draughty with 1970′s [...]
Read MoreLlandudno Conservation Areas. Our work in the town.
Llandudno is one of 23 conservation areas in the planning district of Conwy and we’re proud to play our part in this region once more, as work begins in Llandudno on an ex Promenade view hotel. The house, going through a huge renovation project, is set to become one of the region’s architectural flag flyers. Outside [...]
Read MoreWooden windows. Protection by paint.
Wooden windows require solid protection from the elements. No surprise there, then. Nor will it come as any great surprise that protecting one’s wooden windows is of the highest importance when you consider them as a financial asset; and they are a financial asset! Nor will it be a revelation to say that, unlike our [...]
Read MoreSash windows. Why they need saving.
Sash windows and casement windows bring priceless benefits to homes and urban landscapes. They upgrade the places where we work, live and socialise. In fact, if we sit back for a moment and really think about the areas where we feel emotionally content and happy, it’s highly likely that somewhere in our thoughts will reside [...]
Read MoreSash window restorations at Chester Railway Station
Chester Railway Station was designed by the railway architect Francis Thompson, C.H Wild and, of course, some commanding involvement by the great civil engineer, Robert Stephenson. The station was built in 1847/8 using Staffordshire blue brick and pale grey Storeton sandstone. Like many buildings of the period, it was Italianate in its style – recognisable [...]
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