Full refurbishment and double sill replacement, Faversham
Rotten sills and jambs on a period property in Faversham — cut out, spliced, re-silled in hardwood and fully repainted, with the original windows kept.
The sills and the bottom of the jambs on this Faversham property had rotted through. Rather than replace the windows, we cut the decay back to sound timber, made and fitted new hardwood sills, spliced new sections into the jambs, then primed and repainted. The original sashes and glass stayed.
The problem
Years of standing water had taken the sills and worked up into the jambs. The paint was holding the shape of timber that had gone soft underneath — the point at which most companies quote for a replacement window.
The repair
New hardwood sills were made to match the originals. The decayed jamb sections were cut out and new timber spliced in, screwed and glued so the joint is stronger than the original. Everything was then primed, filled and painted.
The result
A window that works properly and looks original, for a fraction of the cost of replacement — and with no listed building or conservation headaches, because nothing visible changed.
Work carried out: rotten timber repair and full restoration. Area: Faversham.