Launch pricing: our whole-house window assessment is $180 for our first five customers — then $250. Credited in full against any work booked. 5 of 5 spots remaining. Details
Soft sills, flaking paint, bog falling out, sashes going at the joints — rot is the most common problem in period windows, and the most commonly botched. We repair it so it stays repaired.
Paint that keeps failing in the same spot. A sill that gives slightly under a screwdriver. Filler cracking out of a corner that was "fixed" two years ago. Joints opening at the bottom of a sash. By the time rot is visible, there is usually more of it under the paint — which is why we price from close-up photos, and why concealed rot has its own written process rather than a padded quote.
The usual shortcut is builder's bog over soft timber and a coat of paint. It looks fine for a season, then the moisture trapped underneath keeps working and the repair falls out. We do it properly:
Every repair is sanded and primed before we leave — no bare timber, no exposed epoxy, ever. The primer product is recorded for your painter.
| Tier | What it covers | Price (inc GST) |
|---|---|---|
| Minor | Epoxy consolidation of localised rot where the structure is sound. Sanded + primed. | from $520 |
| Moderate | Timber splice into the sill or rail, sash out and re-hung. Sanded + primed. | from $820 |
| Major | Full sill or rail replacement, re-glaze, rebalance. Sanded + primed. | from $1250 |
Priced per opening — windows and external timber doors alike. Your quote is a fixed price — priced from your photos, confirmed on site before work starts. Minimum engagement $480. While a window is apart for repair, draught-proofing is from $190/window — less than half the standalone price.
Your quote covers the visible rot. If we open a window up and find more, work pauses — you get photos, a written scope and a written price, and nothing proceeds until you approve it in writing. You will never be invoiced for work you haven't approved.
Almost always repaired. Epoxy consolidation handles localised rot; timber splicing replaces what is genuinely gone. Replacement is the last resort, not the default — original hardwood is usually better timber than anything you can buy today.
Most single-window repairs are done in a day. Moderate and major repairs where the sash comes out are usually still same-day; we tell you at quoting if anything needs a second visit.
Yes — 10 years structural on splices, sills, rails and epoxy consolidation, in writing, with a certificate in your hand on completion.
We assume every pre-1970s window has it. Wet methods, containment, extraction and P2 protection as standard — no dry power-sanding, ever. The area is left clean.
Attach a few photos of the rot or the draughty window with your details, and we'll come back with what it needs and what it costs — usually the same day.