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Our work sought to unwind some of the damage. Careful
research in the archives and a lucky find of the original
stained glass top lights in the basement of the house revealed the original window proportions. We unpicked
later modern repairs such as cementitious mortar which
was beginning to damage the stone walls. The roof was in
urgent need of repair to prevent further bird and water
ingress. We took the opportunity to insulate and install
solar panels whilst we re-roofed the house. The complex
stonework on the Dutch gables has been repaired and
flashings renewed. Heritage double glazing has been installed throughout the house so that as many original
windows as possible can be retained.
Further down in the house, covings and skirtings have
been matched and recreated using specialist craft teams
from Sheffield. Keeping local where possible was really
important to us and our client whose family came from
Sheffield Steel stock and believed passionately about
investing in the city.
Where the old conservatory was demolished, items such
as the gloriously oversized water closet has been rescued
and re-homed as a striking guest facility. The back door
has been reconditioned and now forms the entrance door
to the old coach house which has been converted into
ancillary accommodation for the house. Stonework
has been reused to instantly age and settle the new
contemporary extension in the site.
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