Traditional Putty Glazing in Hertfordshire
Linseed putty lines where consent requires single glazing. Manufactured to size and delivered across Hertfordshire.
- 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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Traditional Putty Glazing in Hertfordshire
Free survey and fixed written price.
Traditional Putty Glazing across Hertfordshire
We take a fair volume of Traditional Putty Glazing work across Hertfordshire, and almost none of it repeats. Local stock is dominated by garden city stock, Georgian market town frontages and commuter-belt detached housing, which sets the sizes and profiles we work to. Locally you are contending with moderate rainfall with cold inland frosts, so frost damage to end grain and swelling on unbalanced-finished units is the fault we are called out to. The detail we will not compromise on is genuine linseed putty lines rather than a bead pretending to be one.
Manufacture only starts once the survey figures are agreed with you in writing. Ask us for a figure and you will get one, with the lead time stated alongside it.
Worth knowing locally: garden city areas carry design codes that restrict window style changes.
Towns covered
Replication, not approximation
Profiles copied from the surviving original, section by section.
Drawings for consent
Measured section drawings supplied to accompany a listed building application.
Conservation glazing
Slim-cavity units and genuine putty lines where the consent requires them.
Fabric retained where possible
We splice and repair before we replace, because the original is the point.
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, Hertfordshire“They spliced the original cill rather than replacing it, which was exactly what we wanted.”
Verified client, Hertfordshire“The putty lines look right, and from the street you cannot tell which windows are new.”
Verified client, HertfordshireWhat happens next
Four steps from first call to installed joinery. No pressure at any stage.
Record the original
We measure and draw the surviving joinery before anything is removed.
Drawings and consent
Section drawings prepared to support your application.
Replication
Made to the recorded profile in matching species.
Careful installation
Fitted with minimal disturbance to surrounding historic fabric.
Frequently asked questions
Do you cover Hertfordshire?
Yes. We cover the whole of Hertfordshire including Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage and the surrounding villages. Garden city areas carry design codes that restrict window style changes. Because moderate rainfall with cold inland frosts, we allow for it at survey stage rather than discovering it on the day.
Will the finish need maintaining?
A factory-applied microporous finish typically needs inspection every three to five years, sooner on exposed coastal elevations. Maintaining it is far cheaper than letting a coating fail and the timber take up water.
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.
Is the timber certified?
All our stock is FSC certified and chain-of-custody documentation is supplied with the order, which most main contractors and specifiers now require for their records.
How long does a typical order take?
Most made-to-size orders run six to ten weeks from survey to delivery. Conservation and heavily detailed work can take longer, and we confirm the lead time in writing at quotation rather than leaving it open.
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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