Faith House in Tufton Street, Westminster is an attractive grade II listed building with a fascinating history. Designed by the renowned Edwardian architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Faith House was built as the Church Institute for St John’s between 1905-07. It was subsequently taken over by the Society of the Faith, an Anglo-Catholic organisation that still […]
Come and meet the team at The Listed Property Show 2023
This year’s Listed Property Show is being held at Olympia, London on 3-4th February. It’s always an event we look forward to and a great opportunity to meet listed property owners, as well as other heritage building professionals. It’s a fantastic gathering, where people who are passionate about the UK’s incredible built heritage get together […]
Our ongoing work with the National Trust
The National Trust is the UK’s premier conservation organisation and has a membership of over 5 million people. As well as managing vast tracts of countryside, the Trust has a large portfolio of historic properties from the grand to the humble. Many of these are open to the public, and others are available as holiday […]
A UK leader in curved-in-plan units
2022 has seen a real rise in the popularity of Curved-In-Plan Units. These are a specialist window design that requires careful design and planning. Because of the degree of specialism involved, Storm Windows is one of the few companies in the UK that provide this particular product. Not only do we create slimline units with […]
Watch our Royal Hospital Chelsea Video
The Royal Chelsea Hospital is one of the UK’s most iconic buildings. It’s home to those famous redcoats, the Chelsea Pensioners, each of whom is a deserved beneficiary of this purpose-built safe haven for elderly veterans. It was initiated by King Charles II in the 17th century and the 300 veterans who live there have […]
Condensation – its causes and solutions
Our bespoke secondary glazing can stop a lot of issues around windows in historic properties – cutting out draughts and noise and making a space as comfortable as possible. It can also help to reduce condensation, but what it can’t do is stop condensation altogether. Condensation forms part of the environment of a period property; […]
There’s no place like home!
We have travelled the length and breadth of the UK in our work helping to restore some stunning historic properties. We’ve been as far as Edinburgh, the Peak District, the Lake District and London to carry out surveys this year alone. Recently, however, we were in the unusual situation of working on two jobs right […]
How to make your home more energy-efficient
None of us will have escaped the news that the cost of living is on the rise. Reports suggest we are facing the biggest income squeeze in around 50 years. The Resolution Foundation has estimated that income for a typical household will fall by around £1,000 this year, the biggest drop since the mid 1970s. […]
Tackling noise pollution in period homes
Is your home too noisy? We don’t mean from family activities that punctuate our daily lives – but a hustle and bustle going on outside. Have you noticed this or are you like so many of us, immune to the extra sounds that crash into our daily routines? We can become accustomed to the noise […]
3 Devonshire Place London
Another London city-centre Grade II listed building we worked on was 3 Devonshire Place. In the heart of Marylebone, the building was more than 200 years old and had been sympathetically restored. The flats are now worth around £1.2m each. Its period features had been retained, but our expertise was called on when it came […]