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Building work:
Replacement windows
and doors can often mean more than simply
replacing the frame.
This is often not the case;
there is a lot of variations on design
and individual requirements that can involve
building work, plastering, plumbing and
electrical work. In our extensive experience
we have completed many different variations
of this work to ensure you can get the
finished installation you require.
Brickwork removal:
A popular alteration to
the rear elevation of a property is to
turn a flat window into a patio door.
If you intend to keep the existing width
of the frame and just remove the brickwork
below this is quite a straightforward
installation. The external walls are cut
out, the internal walls removed by hand,
the new internal reveals are plastered
and a new tread board is fitted. When
patio doors are fitted radiators often
need to be re-sited or capped of.
We often remove brickwork
on windows for various reasons: to let
in more light, to get a better view of
the garden, or simply a design change.
The most popular way of doing this is
to remove one or two courses of brickwork
below the window.
If you would like the aperture
width extending it becomes a slightly
more complicated installation. This involves
installing a new lintel; either catnik
or concrete lintels are used depending
on the installation.
New brickwork:
Windows and doors are often
reduced in size, possible reasons for
this could be to accommodate a proposed
change inside the room or to give a brick
pillar to build a new conservatory from.
Loose brickwork:
One of the things
our technical surveyor will be looking
for when he measures replacement windows
and doors is loose brickwork above the
frame. As a precautionary measure we will
often install flat steels above new windows
to provide additional support above the
window for any loose brickwork.
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