Conservation joinery in Burford
Like-for-like joinery replication for listed buildings and conservation areas, with drawings supplied to support consent. Covering Burford and the wider Oxfordshire 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
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Conservation joinery in Burford
What makes Paint Analysis and Matching work in Burford is usually invisible once it is finished. Given the Cotswold stone cottages, Georgian college-town terraces and new-build fringe estates that dominates locally, standard sizes are the exception not the rule. river-valley mist and prolonged autumn damp sets the pace of decay, and rot behind stone reveals where water tracks in at the joint is how it shows up first. The detail we will not compromise on is matching the historic colour rather than defaulting to brilliant white.
Nothing goes into manufacture until a surveyor has checked each opening on site. Photographs and approximate sizes are all we need to start.
Something particular to this area: listed and curtilage-listed properties are unusually common in the historic centres.
What we cover locally
- Listed Building Joinery in Burford
- Sash Window Replication in Burford
- Slim Cavity Glazing in Burford
- Timber Frame Repair in Burford
Survey visits in Burford are usually booked within a week. There is no charge for the survey and no obligation to proceed.
Made to size for Burford
Every item below is manufactured to your dimensions.
Listed Building Joinery
Replication to a standard a conservation officer will accept.
Sash Window Replication
Box sashes copied from the surviving original.
Slim Cavity Glazing
Double glazing within a historic sightline.
Timber Frame Repair
Scarf and splice repair rather than wholesale replacement.
Church and Chapel Joinery
Tracery, screens, doors and fixed seating.
Section Drawings for Consent
Measured drawings to accompany a consent application.
Traditional Putty Glazing
Linseed putty lines where consent requires single glazing.
Paint Analysis and Matching
Historic colour matching for a period-correct finish.
What a conservation officer looks for in Burford
Consent usually turns on four details. Get them right and a like-for-like condition is straightforward to satisfy.
Sightline
The visible frame and bar widths, measured from the surviving original.
Putty line
A genuine linseed bevel, not a bead shaped to imitate one.
Reveal depth
How far the frame sits back from the face of the wall.
Glazing
Slim cavity where permitted, single with putty where it is not.
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, Oxfordshire“They spliced the original cill rather than replacing it, which was exactly what we wanted.”
Verified client, Oxfordshire“The putty lines look right, and from the street you cannot tell which windows are new.”
Verified client, OxfordshireBurford questions
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.
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.
How do you handle glazing?
Standard double glazed units for most work, and slim-cavity units where a conservation officer has restricted sightlines. Single glazing with putty lines is available where the consent requires it.
Do you deliver nationwide?
Yes, we deliver across England, Wales and Scotland. Delivery is priced into the quotation so there is no separate charge added later.
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.
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.
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