Sash windows in Roker and Fulwell are often original Victorian or Edwardian joinery. They face North Sea salt air year-round. Paint build-up from decades of repainting without proper preparation jams sashes and eventually peels.

Foxglove Decor restore sash windows in Roker and Fulwell properties regularly. Sashes are checked to slide freely after completion. For full period property restoration including sash windows, see our period property painting page.

Casement windows (side-opening frames) require the same careful preparation as sash windows but without the additional complexity of sash cord and pulley systems.

Frames are stripped where build-up is heavy, primed, and finished with appropriate exterior gloss or satinwood.

Timber sills and frames exposed to water ingress show rot, soft wood, and deterioration. We assess all timber before quoting and treat or repair as needed. Minor rot is treated with preservative. Soft sections are patched with exterior wood filler.

Severely compromised sections may need specialist joinery repair, which is quoted separately.

The primer choice determines whether the finish lasts or fails. Oil-based wood primer is applied over bare timber after stripping. Water-based bonding primers are used over existing paint where appropriate.

Coastal properties get additional primer undercoats to ensure salt cannot penetrate through the paint film.