Photos: Window repairs at a property at Grove Park Road in Chiswick – the repair system is guaranteed for 10 years but with proper maintenance will last very much longer than that.

We frequently find properties in London where windows are suffering from their continued exposure to the elements. Replacement can often be avoided with the Repair Care system.

BulgerWicks are approved suppliers of the Repair Care International system for window repairs. We have found their system is far superior to the alternatives and the closest thing you can get to new windows – at a fraction of the price and disruption.

Traditional pre-paint joinery repairs, such as splicing and filling are expensive, time consuming and frequently fail, leading to costly premature paint breakdown and further timber decay. With the Repair Care system we can achieve durable, permanent repairs using flexible epoxy resin. This allows large and small repairs, including complex moulded profiles, to be quickly and easily achieved.

Joinery Inspection

An accurate joinery survey is usually the first step. It is often better and cheaper to repair in situ – a particularly important point in conservation areas where replacement can only be a last resort.

We begin by inspecting (as far as possible without erecting scaffolding):

• The overall condition of the decorative coating.
• Areas of decay.
• Moisture ingress due to design and construction issues.
• Condition of the glazing lines.
• All timber substrates agreed at the pre-inspection meeting, which may include doors, windows, fascias, barge boards, garage doors etc.
• The condition of construction joints.
• Additional areas of timber degradation, including splits and shakes, knots, grey degraded timber etc.