DEAR RESTORATION is a private company run by Aidan Dear.
For over 25 years, my team and I have skilfully restored antique sash and casement windows in both private homes and heritage buildings. We even do doors.
We are passionate about helping our clients to retain the charm and character sash windows provide, whether in a commercial or residential property.
We offer world-class craftsmanship, traditional values and the highest levels of customer service at every stage of the process. Most of our customers have come to through recommendation, so we must be doing something right.
OUR SERVICES
DEAR RESTORATION are specialists in the maintenance and replacement of traditional sash windows, and the manufacture of bespoke timber windows and doors.
Often clients call us when their sash windows have deteriorated due to exposure to the elements, when their windows have been painted over so many times that they no longer operate smoothly, or when the frames rattle and the draughts breeze in.
We are always happy to help.
Other services include:
- Sliding sash restoration
- Manufacture of replacement windows
- Bespoke timber windows & doors
- Draught proofing
- Glazing replacement
- Double glazed unit installation
- Sill replacement
- General servicing
- Pulley, cord or chain maintenance
GALLERY
GOING GREEN
DEAR RESTORATION is committed to business practices that are in the best interest of the environment.
We use the greenest materials available, and focus on restoration instead of replacement wherever possible.
Restoring your windows also leads to reduced heating bills.
All our timber is sourced from sustainably managed forests; our off-cuts are shared between staff, friends and customers as firewood; and we give our shavings to local pet owners.
We conserve materials wherever possible, returning part-used items to stock for future use, and we ensure skip waste is kept to a minimum.
We choose to be green wherever we can.
FAQS
DEAR RESTORATION offers a no-compromise renovation and draught-proofing service for timber sliding sash windows, casement windows and doors.
The Weatherpile Draught System:
- Eliminates draughts and rattling noises
- Increases energy efficiency, which reduces heating bills
- Improves security
- Minimises incoming air pollution from busy roads
- Reduces noise levels from outside
- Ensures that sashes can be opened and closed smoothly
Maintaining the traditional features of your sash windows used to mean compromising on comfort. Weatherpile Draught System eliminates problems associated with old sash windows, such as draughts, rattles, rot and operational issues. It allows you to save on energy costs, while still enjoying the beauty of your traditional wooden sash windows, regardless of the weather outside.
Typically, depending on size, it takes one day to overhaul, service and install the Weatherpile Draught System into the two halves of a sliding sash window.
DEAR RESTORATION offers a five-year guarantee that covers the Solutions Brush Pile System and any associated repairs.
Yes. At the end of each day all windows are left either completed or fully secured.
Yes, the system is suitable for listed buildings and conservation areas, even where replacement windows are deemed unacceptable. Listed Building consent is not required.
Your original sash windows contribute significantly to the character of your period property. A historic building loses its integrity when its original features are removed, we believe it is always better to respect, protect and preserve wherever possible.
Yes. Sash windows can be reinstated, even if the original sash boxes have been removed. By matching existing mouldings and beading, or examining original sash windows in similar neighbouring properties, we can replicate the window’s original design.
The new sash frames can be supplied in both single or double-glazed units. Due to the intricacies of double-glazed frames, each case is treated individually.
Yes. The system can be installed into all period timber windows and doors.
Any new exposed joinery will be primed and sealed. As painting and decorating are not our specialty, we work with our preferred partners and oversee their work on your project. We are also happy to leave this entirely to you, if you have your own preferred specialist.
Prior to starting work we ask for any furniture and ornaments be removed from the window area. Dust sheets and extraction equipment are used to keep dust to a minimum. When sash frames have been painted closed, a small amount of paint chipping may occur when they are released. When replacing sill sections, some unavoidable replastering may be necessary.
Great care is taken over cleanliness, ensuring the absolute minimum of disruption and inconvenience.
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