We recently completed these works at this period property in West Yorkshire. The stonework to the windows had become very badly damaged over time, and were significantly eroded. Our stonemasons removed the damaged stonework and replaced the mullions (verticals)...
The Corn Exchange, in Leeds city centre, is one of the city’s most recognisable buildings. Designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, it has been a focal point since it was built back in 1864. We’ve worked on many restoration projects here over the years. Recently we...
Recently we have been working at this period home in the Roundhay area of Leeds. The elevations had been repointed with a hard cement mortar, that was not allowing the stone to breathe and was therefore detrimental to the stonework. We carefully ran a thin blade...
We recently completed these works at The Metropole Hotel, in Leeds city centre. The hotel was designed by Leeds based architects Harry Sutton Chorley and J.W. Connon. The hotel first opened its doors in 1899. It is renowned for it’s Victorian terracotta facade....
Towards the end of last year, we were in Kippax to carry out cleaning and restoration works to the War Memorial. The memorial remembers those who gave their lives in the Great Wars (1914-1918 and 1939-1945) We used the DOFF steam cleaning system to clean the...
Recently we came across this very striking example of erosion, where the stonework had been completely worn away. As you can see in the photograph above, the hard cement pointing has remained, whilst the stonework has worn away. This erosion has been accelerated by...
