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Rotten bottom sash rail replacement, listed building in Gravesend
A grade listed property in Gravesend with rot through the bottom rail and stiles — repaired in matching timber and reglazed, with the original sash saved.
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The bottom rail of this sash, and the bottom of both stiles around the joint, had rotted. We removed the lower panes, cut out the decayed section, made a new rail with moulding matched to the sound part of the sash, fitted it and reglazed the window.
What we did
- Bottom three panes of glass carefully removed
- Rotten rail and the bottom of both stiles cut out at the joint
- New rail made with the moulding matched to the existing profile
- Spliced in, glued and cramped, then filled and primed
- Glass reglazed into the repaired sash and the window rehung
Why it matters on a listed building
Like-for-like repair is what conservation officers want to see, and it almost always avoids the consent process that replacement windows trigger. The original glass and the original sash stay, and only the decayed timber is renewed.
Work carried out: rotten timber repair. Area: Gravesend.
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