County town windows, from Victorian terrace to Edwardian villa.
Maidstone is a regular destination for me and one of the more varied places I work. As the county town it grew steadily rather than all at once, so within a short walk you can find modest Victorian terraces, substantial Edwardian villas and older timber framed buildings that predate both.
The Victorian terraces around the town centre tend to have straightforward two over two sashes, well made and easy to bring back to life. The larger Edwardian houses out towards the edges of town have much bigger windows, often with heavy sashes and a lot of weight to balance, and those are the ones that most often come to me with snapped cords and sashes that will not stay up.
Whatever the house, the survey is free, there is no call out charge, and I will give you a straight answer on whether the work is worth doing.
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Albert Street, Maidstone. Photo by Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The most common Maidstone call out is a sash that drops. Larger Edwardian windows carry heavy cast iron weights, and when a cord frays and snaps the sash either slams down or has to be propped open with whatever is to hand. It is a genuine safety issue in a house with children, and it is one of the quickest and cheapest things to put right properly.
The Medway runs through the middle of the town, and the lower lying streets near it hold damp in a way the higher ground does not. On those houses I find more decay at ground floor level, particularly in sills that sit in shade and never quite dry out through the winter.
Every job in Maidstone starts the same way: a free survey, an honest conversation about what your windows actually need, and a written quote with no pressure attached.
Complete restoration of original timber sashes, done the traditional way.
Find out moreDecayed sections cut out and matching new timber spliced in.
Find out moreSnapped cords and unbalanced sashes put right so windows glide again.
Find out moreCracked panes, failed putty and slimline double glazed upgrades.
Find out moreThere is no shortage of companies in Kent who will look at a tired sash window and quote you for a plastic replacement. That is the expensive answer to a cheap problem, and on a period house it takes away the thing that gave the place its character in the first place.
Almost every problem a sash window develops can be fixed. Cords and weights can be replaced, decayed timber can be spliced, glass can be reglazed, draughts can be sealed and paint can be renewed. Where a window genuinely is past saving I make new sashes to match the originals in traditional timber, single or double glazed, so the house still looks like itself.
Yes, Maidstone town and the surrounding villages, and across to West Malling, Tonbridge, the Medway towns and the wider Weald.
It depends on the window and how many need doing, which is why I survey first and quote in writing. It is normally one of the least expensive jobs on the list and one of the most satisfying to have done.
Yes. Draught proofing alone makes a noticeable difference to comfort and to noise, and where you want to go further I can fit new sashes with slimline double glazed units into your existing frames.
Yes. Free site visit, free written quote, no call out charge and no obligation, seven days a week between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Based between Blackheath and the Medway towns, covering South East London, Kent and Essex. Not on the list? Get in touch anyway, I can often help with specific projects.