Restoring and repainting timber sash windows across Eastleigh
Sash restoration is a joinery-first exercise: we don't paint over failing timber. Across Eastleigh we routinely open up meeting rails, replace parting beads, and re-bed glass into linseed putty before any primer touches the frame — the paint job only lasts if the timber is sound.
Method statement in plain English
Points that change the per-window price
Whether the property sits in a conservation area with painted-timber conditions
Age of the sash cords and whether re-cording is included
Condition of the box lining and pulleys behind the architraves
Whether existing paint contains lead — we test and follow HSE removal guidance
Access — first floor front elevations often need scaffold rather than tower
The typical Eastleigh sash brief
Edwardian railway-town housing in central Eastleigh, executive estates in Chandler's Ford, and modern logistics units on Wide Lane.
Audience: Owners of Victorian, Georgian and Edwardian properties with original box-sash or timber casement windows.
Why this is familiar joinery
- Coordinated with local joiners where full frame renewal is needed
- Discreet single-elevation programmes for occupied period homes
- Regular sash and casement repaints on Victorian terraces and Edwardian villas
- Splice-repair experience on cills, lower rails and astragal bars
Once we've seen the frames we can split the schedule into cosmetic repaints, resin repairs and full-splice items, and price each one on its own merits.
Sash work around Eastleigh
Airport-adjacent sites have airside-style security — DBS-checked operatives and timed deliveries are standard.
- Chandler's Ford
- Hedge End
- Bishopstoke
- Fair Oak
- Boorley Green
- Botley
Before we open a sash on site
What about lead paint on older sashes?
Pre-1970s sashes often carry lead-bearing layers. We test suspect coatings and use HSE-compliant containment and disposal — no dry sanding without extraction.
Will the sashes still open smoothly afterwards?
Yes — easing the sashes and freeing the meeting rails is part of the scope, not an extra. We test every sash before we sign the work off.
Do you supply a breathable paint spec?
For period sashes we use a breathable primer and a flexible acrylic-alkyd or linseed-emulsion topcoat rather than a modern rigid gloss that traps moisture.
How long does a whole-house sash repaint take?
A typical semi with 8–10 sashes runs 5–8 working days including preparation. Full restoration with splice repairs adds 2–4 days per elevation.
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Move the sash project forward
Once we've seen the frames we can split the schedule into cosmetic repaints, resin repairs and full-splice items, and price each one on its own merits.
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