Bespoke Joinery

Track of the day Take the 'A' Train - Duke Ellington.

It's raining again so the risk of being struck by flying golf balls is minimal but halfway up the stairs we have a window. It's about eight feet high and four feet wide. It's made up of four coloured glass leaded panes.

This morning I investigated a crack that had opened up in the bottom frame. A quick poke with a chisel revealed a huge expanse of rotten wood under an ancient repair.

Further investigation revealed a mighty lump of mastic that had been used to replace a section of the frame before someone hid the bodge behind a couple of sections of cut down skirting board. No wonder the old boy who lived in the house before us wanted to sell.

We are definitely looking at a replacement window here and because we don't want the upvc variety, it'll have to be 'bespoke joinery'.

Bespoke joinery man has been and says he'll be in touch in a couple of days. He says we should get hold of a stained glass man to remove the panes. Sounds incredibly expensive to me!

Mrs B's gone off to give blood. Might be an idea to sell it from now on.


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