1930s house on the Lindelaan
Exterior in the original colours, with wood rot repair in the bottom sills.
What the client wanted
The owners bought a house from 1932 that had been painted white for twenty years. They wanted back the colours it used to have.
What we found
Under four layers of white we found deep blue on the windows and a dark red door. Two bottom sills had wood rot up to four centimetres deep.
How it looks now
The windows are blue again, the door oxblood again. The sills are repaired and the whole paint system is new. Check-up: spring 2029.
How the schedule went
- Day 1Scaffold, covering, old colours traced
- Day 2 – 3Stripping, sanding and routing out wood rot
- Day 4Sills filled, glazing beads replaced
- Day 5 – 6Primer and undercoat
- Day 7 – 8Topcoat in three colours
- Day 9Final check with the owners, scaffold down
Next year's exterior diary is filling up now.
Have your house surveyed this autumn and your scaffold goes up in April. After your request the yard will call you this week.