To mark the end of lockdown, July, 2020 and eager to get to back to normal, our team enthusiastically manufactured, delivered and erected this stunning living room extension with a covered porch area, near Hook in Hampshire.

Planning Permission and Building Regulation approval was applied for by Colts and work began on removing the porch earlier in February. Disaster struck when we then had the unfortunate government instruction to postpone work and wait until the restrictions were lifted before we could resume normal duties and crack on in July!

With only two weeks workshop time required to manufacture the components and five weeks on site to erect, we were proud to hand over the much needed extra space. The extension measures four metres by four metres and boasts a vaulted ceiling with a good size Velux window.

Together, with a 1.5 metre wide covered porch area, this is something our Hampshire clients intend to sit under on rainy days and enjoy the glorious sunsets!

Once again, we are proud to showcase the diversity of Western Red cedarwood shingles and beautifully installed horizontal cedar, enhanced with a modern front door and subtle Rosewood uPVC angled windows in the gable.

This fine example of our work ticked all the criteria boxes presented to us last year. Well done the Colt team!

A mix of horizontal, vertical and cedar wood shingles were gently pressure washed by our team and one good coat of Texnap 22 nourishing oil was applied.

During the washing down process, the gutters and windows were also thoroughly cleaned, coupled with a new bay-window felt roof.
The transformation was carried out in just over a few days, resulting in a fresher, cleaner and happier look home!

The Advantage of Quieter Roads!

Our third project in the West Sussex/Surry area saw our team strip the decayed cedar wood shingles from a south facing elevation of this almost sixty year old family bungalow in Horsham.

We took advantage of adding a layer of 25mm Recticel insulation directly over the existing insulation board, thus improving the comfort and energy efficiency of this end wall.

The insulation will not only render the rooms at this end warmer in the winter, it will also keep them cooler during the summer months as it is in full sun, as we found out, even in May!

New vertical battens were fixed over a Tyvek breather membrane and this time we replaced the shingles with horizontal cedar boarding, all dressed with Texnap 22 nourishing oil on completion.

Due to the distance from our workshop in Woodchurch, Kent and the quieter roads, we also took advantage of this and completed a small section of roof too.

Both gable end walls and small shingle roof work was completed in just under two weeks.

Locked down, but not locked in!

Our first of three maintenance projects were carried out during the 2020 spring Corona Virus lockdown. We were able to continue our services and maintenance programmes, but with careful planning!

South Godstone in Surry saw the first of three exterior maintenance programs completed during these unprecedented times.

Having set out a clear and precise maintenance programme, our clients were happy for us to pressure wash the surface grime away from all four elevations of this fine family house, taking care of all minor repairs, thereafter applying one good coat of Texnap 22 nourishing oil.

The work took approximately just under two weeks to complete resulting in a stunning finish.

Our clients in Hadlow, Kent thought about having a much larger kitchen space and a grand oak entrance for many years; this took just nine weeks to complete!

The constraints here were to remove not only the front section of the house, but also removing a vital supporting wall inside, thus achieving one large open space.

Two steel beams were required and installed prior to building the front section of the extension, whilst full access to the kitchen was still achieved!
Having the beams in place also enabled us to build the roof and have the shingles fixed and watertight in readiness to removing the now redundant outside front wall.

A leaking flat roof section to the side of the house was also removed allowing us to continue the pitch of the roof all the way round, resulting in a seamless sloping roof covered with beautiful Western Red cedar wood shingles.

The hand-crafted oak porch structure was purchased independently by our clients and installed by our craftsman perfectly; this too was covered with shingles.

Much improvements to the thermal efficiency of the old flat roof ceiling and walls were achieved during the work, ensuring extra comfort and low energy bills for the future.

Although a super new kitchen is planned for later in the year, it was requested that the old kitchen would be re-sited on the new wall so the family could function as normal.

Twenty-eight LED lights were installed in the kitchen ceiling along with two pendent lights, to be completed later over a proposed island and kitchen table.
An abundance of electrical sockets and independent light switches were also achieved!

Having blended a mixture of oak and cedar to this structure, the results are truly amazing and something we would endorse on any Colt building!