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Window and Door Replacement and Cedar Care
Window and door replacements can be undertaken within our flexi-fit scheme, allowing our clients to choose which windows/doors to replace and when.
This job was the third stage window replacement for our client in Sevenoaks, which included four Nut Tree/White sculptured beaded A rated double glazed frames to the two storey annexe (earlier installation included the French doors).
Whilst replacing the windows, the men carried out maintenance to the side wall, including pressure washing and dressing with Texnap 22 oil on completion.
Replacement Windows and Doors
Late Spring saw the men travel to Essex to undertake an entire bungalow’s replacement windows and doors. This included ten uPVC A rated double glazed windows, one kitchen door, one set of French doors; all factory fitted in our unique softwood treated Colt sub-frames, in addition to a Lytham Farmhouse composite door, including cedar trims to finish the look.
All our doors and windows are fully double glazed, energy rated ‘A’, endorsed by FENSA, come with a 10 year guarantee and also include insurance backed guarantee through QANW.
Replacement Windows and Front Door
During Spring 2021 saw the replacement of ten uPVC windows and front door to a Colt bungalow in Rochester. The windows were factory fitted in our bespoke hand machined Colt sub-frames in our workshop for a direct replacement on site.
The composite door is set into a uPVC frame, finished with cedar trims – all resulting in an amazing completion!
New Rudgwick Roof
The men spent two separate weeks working away in Rudgwick, West Sussex to undertake re-shingling both elevations of the roof on this Colt bungalow. They managed to luckily dodge the rain and work long days to get the job done!
New shingles and roof care
One hot and sunny week in June saw Martin and Nick re-shingle part of this shallow expansive roof in Sevenoaks with new cedar wood shingles, in addition to treating the whole roof with Texnap 22 oil.
Re-shingled Gable End
Western Red cedar shingles replaced the old cedar shingles on the gable end of this Colt bungalow in Rochester, finished with one coat of Texnap 22 oil.
New Shingles Before the Snow!
The front elevation of this garage was renewed using Western Red cedar shingles. Luckily, the men finished the job just in time before the snow fell!
This garage was originally constructed in 1936 and is the third cedar shingle roof covering since this time!
From Old Shingles to New Cedar Boarding
Cedar wood shingles and cedar cladding have graced and enriched the beauty of many Colt homes over the last 100 years. With several cedar profile options available; our clients were in search of a more modern look for their home and opted for a mix of horizontal shiplap cedar boarding and vertical o-gee profile within the recessed porch area. Together with new cedar trims around the dormer window and the cleaning of the uPVC gutters, upon applying Texnap 22 nourishing oil to the finished cedar, the front of the house is now set for another 60 years of life!
An Autumn Trip to Scotland – Part Two!
With only a few short months remaining of 2020 and the thought of winter around the corner, our final trip to Scotland went ahead and the team completed the installation of the outstanding A rated uPVC windows and set of uPVC French doors.
Having completed the trip to Cupar near Perth three times this autumn and all in-between the Scottish lockdowns, we were also lucky enough to have the time to retro-fit some much needed insulation on the southern elevation, complementing this wall with new cedar wood shingles.
Our contract in Cupar this Autumn was to install fifteen white uPVC frames, factory fitted in our unique sub-frame system, along with one set of open-out uPVC French doors. Utilising our lockdown time here in Kent, we were able to have the uPVC windows and sub-frames put together in our workshop, finishing the exterior treated timber section with three coats of Super-dec Sadolin wood stain and white satin wood paint applied to the inside section, rendering the frames complete and ready for a easy direct replacement.
Together, with an insulated much warmer southern elevation and beautifully fixed cedar wood shingles, the bungalow and our client are all set for a warmer cosier winter.
When Only Cedar Will Do!
Choosing the right materials for the right job can be a tricky one for most people, but our clients here in Kent already knew the only choice for their new garage had to be cedar.
Due to the position of the garage being at the front of the house, full Planning Approval was required and approved, then work began. No Building Regs were required due the size, less than 18sqm.
Pre-manufactured in our workshop in Woodchurch, the garage was fabricated, delivered to site and erected soon after. Despite the rain during the erecting, the garage was completed in four weeks, including manufacture.
Beautiful horizontal cedar boarding wraps the building on all four sides, whilst the rain is kept out by the many Western Red cedar wood shingles on the roof.
Together with a fantastic looking cedar up-and-over door (adloruk.com) and cedar personnel door to the side, the marriage of all the materials was definitely our client’s right choice and truly works!
What’s new?
Gable End Bedroom Extension03/10/2026 - 8:39 amHaving worked with this young family on this modest sized bungalow near Ashford in Kent over the past ten years, including installing all the windows and carrying out re-shingling work to several elevations, in the late Autumn of 2025, planning approval was granted, building regs followed and the foundation was completed during Summer 2026. An […]
Partial New Shingle Roof30/09/2026 - 7:51 amDecayed shingles and battens were stripped from two elevations of this bungalow roof; new battens were fixed over a Tyvek breather membrane, including continuous verge ventilation and finished with Western Red cedar shingles, including along the ridge. This was completed in only 8 days!
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