5 tips for draught proofing

5 tips for draught proofing

We’re approaching that time of year where if your windows aren’t sufficiently sealed, you’ll certainly be noticing the change in weather by now! It’s one of the most important aspects of your windows functionality and so it’s important you do the job properly, whether...
My Recent Home Restoration Project

My Recent Home Restoration Project

Welcome to this blog of my current home restoration project. Katie and I have owned this property for 10 years now and this room is one of the last to be completed, and had been put in the “Too Hard and Too Expensive” bracket until recently. The house itself had been...
Cute “working-man’s cottage”

Cute “working-man’s cottage”

You wouldn’t know it, but this cute little working-man’s cottage in Mount Cook, Wellington has just had double glazing fitted to the Bay Window. That’s window restoration how we like it at The English Craftsman, because we work mostly on Historic Character Homes and...
Here’s a challenge!

Here’s a challenge!

I’m just quoting on this property in Christchurch, the owner wasn’t present when I visited, but it looks like they’ve just clears the ivy from it. The paint is a mess, but there is only a small bit of facing board rotten. We’ll quote for double glazing which includes...
Pressed Tin Ceiling – The Manor

Pressed Tin Ceiling – The Manor

Owning a character home is a lifelong commitment. You can practically guarantee that someone has done something awful to it at some stage in its life. In my case, the entire house used to be a nursing home for the elderly. Industrial carpets, dividing walls, and...