Leytonstone Exteriors
Bringing a breathtaking Victorian house back to life
The front door to the house had been made beautifully but was dilapidated in the extreme. The glass was damaged and all the furniture needed to be replaced. We remade the broken window lights based on the original Victorian design - but used a triple glazed unit made by Tenby and Penny, a family firm based in Walthamstow. The stained glass artist reimagined and remade the broken scene before installation. Antique brass door furniture and new locks were fitted.
The original wooden sash windows were still extant to the front of the property, designed with an elegant curve, on both of the double bays. They were in dire need of attention but our team were able to take them back to the wood and sensitively restore them all, inside and out, before painting.
The stone work was also addressed, window sills were repaired, as was the plinth to the base of the building. The area to the front was levelled and painted and a huge wooden planter was made bespoke for the top of the wall. It houses a beautiful selection of plants and flowers and even won a community front garden award.
The rear of the house was covered in failing paint and there was an outside toilet which needed to be removed. The masons from PGS Stone used the DOFF steam cleaning method to remove the paint without harming the London stock brickwork. A full height scaffold went up so the paint and all the old pointing which had been done - incorrectly - in concrete could be removed. They then completely repointed with lime mortar for a stunning result.
Reclaimed bricks were sourced to lay a full brick patio. The side alley was re-tiled with salvaged Victorian quarry tiles in a diamond checkerboard pattern. The plinths were repaired and repainted. A roofing team completely rebuilt the roof of the side bay which had fallen into ruin. It now has new gutters and slate tiling.
