Sash Window Painting & Restoration in Cheyne Walk & Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea

Sash Window Painting & Restoration in Cheyne Walk & Chelsea Embankment

Cheyne Walk's historic houses contain some of London's most significant timber sash windows, including original Georgian twelve-over-twelve configurations with crown glass and hand-forged ironmongery. Painting these windows is a conservation task as much as a decorative one—every glazing bar must be carefully prepared without disturbing the putty that holds irreplaceable early glass in place. Our painters use heritage techniques including hand-scraping and careful heat-free stripping to remove old paint layers, then apply linseed-oil-based primers and flexible microporous topcoats that allow the timber to breathe. We work from scaffold erected along the Embankment with full permits, and we photograph each window before and after work for the building's listed-building record. Whether your Cheyne Walk home has six windows or sixty, we approach every sash with the reverence it deserves, preserving its character while delivering a finish that protects against the Thames-side elements.