Conservation joinery in County Durham
Like-for-like joinery replication for listed buildings and conservation areas, with drawings supplied to support consent. Serving County Durham and the surrounding area.
- Made to size from a measured survey, never cut down from stock
- FSC-certified timber with chain-of-custody paperwork
- Fixed written quotation with the lead time stated
- 10-year workmanship guarantee in writing
Free measured survey · No obligation · Reply within one working day
Quote for County Durham
Free survey across the county.
What we see in County Durham
People come to us about Listed Building Joinery in County Durham once the cheap option has already failed. You are mostly dealing with colliery terraces, Georgian Durham city stock and Pennine stone housing around here, so openings vary more than people expect. Locally you are contending with cold upland winters with heavy rainfall, so frost and saturation damage on unmaintained painted softwood is the fault we are called out to. Where we put the effort is replication accurate enough to satisfy a like-for-like condition.
Each opening is recorded individually, since a terrace of identical houses rarely is. Ask us for a figure and you will get one, with the lead time stated alongside it.
A local consideration we always raise: Durham's cathedral setting carries World Heritage-level design scrutiny.
Products available in County Durham
All made to size and delivered across the county.
Listed Building Joinery
Replication to a standard a conservation officer will accept.
Learn more →Sash Window Replication
Box sashes copied from the surviving original.
Learn more →Slim Cavity Glazing
Double glazing within a historic sightline.
Learn more →Timber Frame Repair
Scarf and splice repair rather than wholesale replacement.
Learn more →Church and Chapel Joinery
Tracery, screens, doors and fixed seating.
Learn more →Section Drawings for Consent
Measured drawings to accompany a consent application.
Learn more →Traditional Putty Glazing
Linseed putty lines where consent requires single glazing.
Learn more →Paint Analysis and Matching
Historic colour matching for a period-correct finish.
Learn more →What clients tell us
Feedback collected directly from completed projects. Full written references are available on request before you commit.
“The conservation officer approved the sections first time, which had not happened with the previous applicant.”
Verified client, County Durham“They spliced the original cill rather than replacing it, which was exactly what we wanted.”
Verified client, County Durham“The putty lines look right, and from the street you cannot tell which windows are new.”
Verified client, County DurhamCounty Durham questions
Do you cover County Durham?
Yes. We cover the whole of County Durham including Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees and the surrounding villages. Durham's cathedral setting carries World Heritage-level design scrutiny. Because cold upland winters with heavy rainfall, we allow for it at survey stage rather than discovering it on the day.
Do you take a deposit?
Not before the measured survey. A deposit is only requested once the survey is complete and you have approved the final schedule and price.
What if the opening is out of square?
Most older openings are. The survey records the actual dimensions at several points and the unit is manufactured to suit, which is the main reason we survey rather than work from the sizes given over the phone.
What guarantee do you provide?
Ten years on workmanship, covering manufacture and the factory-applied finish. Where we install, the installation is covered too. It is issued in writing with the handover paperwork.
Can you price from drawings?
Yes. Send a drawing set or a schedule and we will price against it. If anything is ambiguous we will query it before quoting rather than assume and reprice later.
Do you fit, or supply only?
Both. Supply-only is common for trade and contractor clients. For private clients we usually recommend supply and fit, because responsibility for the fit and the finish then sits in one place.
Talk to us about your project
Free, no obligation, and a fixed figure in writing. We will tell you honestly if what you are asking for is not the right answer.
Request a quote Call 0800 088 6248