Jim Sutcliffe

A Pencil Mark in a Sash Window, and the Joiner Who Left It

While repairing a sash window in Gosberton, I found a name written lightly in pencil. Following it led me to a joiner who understood repair as a responsibility, not a shortcut.

Restoring Three Historic Sash Windows on a Mid-18th Century Building in Spilsby

📝 Restoration Blog Post
A full behind-the-scenes look at how I brought this historic sash window back to life. Click to read the full story.

Slimline Double Glazing Meets Edwardian Joinery

📝 Restoration Blog Post
A full behind-the-scenes look at how I brought this historic sash window back to life. Click to read the full story.

Restoring a Forgotten Georgian Sash Window at a Lincolnshire Stone Farmhouse

Every now and then I come across a window that tells a story before I even touch it. This one, tucked into the wall of a beautiful old stone farmhouse, had clearly had a long and difficult life. It hadn’t opened for decades. It had been cemented over, painted shut, patched, daubed, filled, and basicallyContinue reading “Restoring a Forgotten Georgian Sash Window at a Lincolnshire Stone Farmhouse”

Beautiful Old Garden Gate

This beautiful old gate looks fantastic now but did look a bit sorry for itself before I got to work on it. I’m not sure exactly how old the original gate is but it’s been stood here for at least 50 and some repairs had been carried out on it before but unfortunately these hadn’tContinue reading “Beautiful Old Garden Gate”

Bathroom window with extensive rot and decay.

This beautiful window has certainly seen better days, it’s a more modern reproduction made c1960s and compared to the other windows in the house the wood is not to the quality of the much older windows. Nevertheless it’s still important to preserve this wood where possible and you’ll see in following photos that using theContinue reading “Bathroom window with extensive rot and decay.”