Wet rot had affected a substantial portion of this casement window sill.
Rather than simply use 2-part filler on its own, the team retrieved the sill by screwing on a section of 2 x 1 planed timber and hardening the underlying substrate.
A small gap was left, and this was flush-filled with 2-part filler, prior to repainting.
The owners of this house, in a distinctive and peaceful part of Greenwich, suspect that their front door has been blue for over a century. This continuity — which also applies to the red, green and black front doors nearby — has been lightly enforced.
UV damage to the existing paintwork had dulled and lightened it — the new colour is Drawing Room Blue by Farrow & Ball, and works beautifully.
We’ll now be writing once every week or two on colour: looking at ideas, sources of inspiration and recent notable examples of where we or our clients have used colour successfully.
Our eye was caught by a recent post at The Chromologist, covering 10 living rooms.
This room uses Plummett from Farrow and Ball…
And here is an example of another Farrow & Ball colour, Oval Room Blue…
Oval Room Blue was also used with success by the Trim crew on the exterior redecoration of the Myla and Davis hairdressing salon in Herne Hill, in south London…
We’ve just finished decorating the interior and exterior of the new Myla and Davis salon in Brixton.
The expansion of Katya’s business is continuing strongly and we’re delighted to have worked on all three salons, with the long-established Herne Hill salon being joined by East Dulwich in November 2013.
The bold colour chosen for the exterior woodwork and masonry — Railings by Farrow & Ball — works well in the busy central Brixton location.
The carpentry in the interior — mainly 18mm stained birch ply with black powder-coated metalwork — was designed and built by the skilled team at Made by Jason.
The salon is at 425 Coldharbour Lane.
Decorating the Myla and Davis hairdressing salon Read Post »
We worked hard to bring back these Edwardian fixed casement windows, which were almost destroyed by wet rot.
The open and exposed westerly aspect — combined with the wettest winter on record in 2013/14 — meant that the water penetration was particularly severe.
The team removed all of the damaged timber, treated it and made strong repairs with the excellent Repair Care products.
The photographs below show one and the same window.
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