Condensation – its causes and solutions
Our bespoke secondary glazing can stop a lot of issues around windows in historic properties – cutting out draughts and noise and making a space as comfortable as possible. It can also help to reduce condensation, but what it can’t do is stop condensation altogether. Condensation forms part of the environment of a period property; […]
There’s no place like home!
We have travelled the length and breadth of the UK in our work helping to restore some stunning historic properties. We’ve been as far as Edinburgh, the Peak District, the Lake District and London to carry out surveys this year alone. Recently, however, we were in the unusual situation of working on two jobs right […]
How to make your home more energy-efficient
None of us will have escaped the news that the cost of living is on the rise. Reports suggest we are facing the biggest income squeeze in around 50 years. The Resolution Foundation has estimated that income for a typical household will fall by around £1,000 this year, the biggest drop since the mid 1970s. […]
Tackling noise pollution in period homes
Is your home too noisy? We don’t mean from family activities that punctuate our daily lives – but a hustle and bustle going on outside. Have you noticed this or are you like so many of us, immune to the extra sounds that crash into our daily routines? We can become accustomed to the noise […]
3 Devonshire Place London
Another London city-centre Grade II listed building we worked on was 3 Devonshire Place. In the heart of Marylebone, the building was more than 200 years old and had been sympathetically restored. The flats are now worth around £1.2m each. Its period features had been retained, but our expertise was called on when it came […]
Great Cumberland Place
There are some streets in London that could have come straight from Mary Poppins, they scream grandeur, sophisticatation and are the heigh of luxury city living. This year we’ve been privileged to be involved in work on a couple of developments. The first was in Great Cumberland Place, a row of beautiful multi-storey homes in […]
Bishop Hannington Church in Hove
This is an incredible landmark building with a fascinating story behind it. It was built in the late 1930s as a memorial to James Hannington, who was killed as a Christian missionary in Uganda, and is now Grade II listed. Although it’s a relatively modern building, its position means it can be affected by strong […]
Why should we look after our historic windows?
The last few decades have led to our historic windows being seen as something of a liability rather than the asset they truly are! As efforts are increasing to make our old buildings more energy efficient, replacement windows have become an even greater threat. Our ultimate mission is to protect them, but why are we […]
New life for an old mill
It’s such a shame when a beautiful old building reaches the end of its original use – but we love nothing more than helping to give it a new lease of life. Windmills, textile mills and watermills are some of the most interesting examples of British architecture but rendered obsolete in modern times many have […]
