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07.11.2023 - 12:10 / growingfamily.co.uk / Catherine
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When it comes to replacing the windows in your listed building, you face an important decision: whether to opt for preservation or full restoration.
This choice impacts everything from cost to historical accuracy. Listed building window replacement requires a balance between upgrading efficiency and respecting heritage.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the pros and cons of preserving and replacing windows, with tips and advice from window specialists Scott James.
Listed buildings are structures recognised as having special architectural or historical significance. Listed buildings are graded based on their rarity and intactness. Grade I buildings are the most architecturally and historically important structures.
Any modifications to a listed building require approval to protect its unique heritage.
As specialists in listed building replacement windows, Scott James always recommend starting with an assessment of your property’s unique needs. There are typically two approaches: sensitive preservation or faithful restoration.
Preservation focuses on retaining and protecting as many original window components as possible through repair.
Preservation is often the most cost-effective and historically sympathetic route for listed buildings. Key benefits include:
A specialist window company can evaluate your windows to determine which components can be retained through preservation techniques like sash window restoration or draught proofing.
In some cases, the level of damage or alteration means restoration through reproduction is the better choice. Reasons full restoration may be recommended include:
The craftspeople at Scott James have the traditional woodworking expertise to create accurate, bespoke
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I love growing squash, but there are some plants that can be rather prolific (ahem, I’m looking at you, zucchini). I don’t like anything going to waste, so learning how to freeze squash can ensure that you will enjoy this tasty vegetable well into the winter. There are different methods you can use, depending on your space and the state you’d like your squash to be in when it comes out of the freezer (i.e. cubed or puréed). And, summer squash and winter squash are require different steps. In this article, I’m going to share a few ways that I prepare squash to go into my frozen pantry—aka the freezer. This also works for squash you’ve bought at the supermarket or a farmers’ market, and don’t have time to cook right away.
I’m Liz Baessler, the Senior Editor at Gardening Know How. I’m temporarily stepping from behind the curtain of my job to tell my readers that I have five Vego garden beds in my front yard and, hand on my heart, I absolutely love them.
What are the methods of rhubarb preserving that will help to store this versatile vegetable year around? Rhubarb is a vegetable but is often thought to be a fruit. It is mostly used in sweet applications but can also be a savory addition. It has a short season, only blushing during the spring in most regions. So can you freeze fresh rhubarb? Learn how to preserve rhubarb and enjoy the tart goodness of this gorgeous vegetable even in winter.
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Vehicles are going autonomous, so why not weeding machines? Weeding robots are real, and some farms have already put them to use. These autonomous weed killers should reduce labor costs for farms, many of which are experiencing labor shortages. Robots could also be important in reducing the use of harmful chemicals in agriculture.
If you consider window boxes a decidedly springtime pursuit, let these fall flower box ideas change your mind. From edible cabbages with volume, texture, and color to spare to plumes of spiky salvias that bring saturated moody hues, these unexpected fall flower box ideas are bound to be a treat. Want to make even more of your autumnal elements? Just about any of these ideas can get an extra dose of fall with the addition of small pumpkins or gourds. Simply add them anywhere a little filler is needed.
Sky-high interest rates, low inventory, and a competitive market have made buying a home difficult in the past few years. One solution popping up in many parts of the country is build-to-rent communities.
4 Easy Ways to Preserve Fresh Herbs from the Garden Learn how to harvest and preserve your fresh garden herbs to enjoy them all year! Enjoy fresh herbs from the garden longer by preserving them!
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Summer is a great time to replenish stocks of herbs in our kitchen shelves and pantries. Thanks to the cheerful warm and sunny weather, in that season many herbs achieves the strongest aroma as well as essential oils. Therefore, it is important to learn how to harvest herbs at an appropriate time and how to dry and store them collectively to keep as much of their flavor.
Basil is one of my favorite summer herbs, but I find it painful to have to buy basil to use in winter recipes when I grow it all summer. That’s why I freeze fresh herbs, so I can enjoy that fresh flavor if I don’t have an indoor herb plant at hand for my recipe. In this article, I’m going to share advice on how to freeze basil a few different ways.