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Period property - restoration & renovation

Preserving and enhancing period detailing is a critical part of any renovation project. Deciding what should be kept and what can be removed with integrity is not an easy task. However much one loves the old, progress still has to be made. But achieving a reasonable balance is crucial - period features are highly prized by most buyers and are heavily marketed in estate agents’ prospectuses.

These concerns are a speciality of our work, and if you are considering undertaking a project of this kind, we would value the opportunity to visit you and discuss your plans.

Please contact us or return the online enquiry form to find out more about the services we offer.

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External restoration & renovation

Soot washing is the technical term for treating newer brickwork and pointing to match their surroundings. The piebald look is all too common - cheap re-pointing and other repairs are generally to blame. These pictures show the results of soot washing a Georgian property.

We generally don’t recommend cleaning as it can cause severe damage to old London brick. The visual improvement of soot washing is dramatic and shows what can be done with a little thought and care, and as an alternative to the potentially damaging effects of cleaning.

Please contact us or return the online enquiry form to find out more about the services we offer.

Before soot wash After soot wash
Before and after shots showing the effects of soot washing on a Grade II Listed Georgian building.
Before step restoration After step restoration
Before and after shots showing the restoration of a set of mid-Victorian stone garden steps and handrail.
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All images are of OLBC projects

Oxford and London Building Company (OLBC) Services : Home, Basement Conversion, Loft Conversion, Kitchen Extension, Restoration work, Internal refurbishments, 

Areas covered - SW London & Surrey: Barnes SW14, Barnes Common SW13, Battersea SW11, Battersea Park SW11, Belgravia SW1, 
Between the Commons SW18, SW12, Chelsea SW10 & SW3, Clapham SW11, Clapham Common SW12, Earl’s Court SW5, East Sheen SW13,
 Eaton Square SW1X, Fulham SW6, Ham TW10, Hyde Park SW7, Kew TW9, Mortlake SW13, Parsons Green SW6, Pimlico SW1, 
Putney SW15, Putney Heath SW15, Roehampton SW15, Richmond TW9, South Kensington SW7, Sheen SE13, Southwark SE1, St James W1, 
Streatham SW2 & SW16,, Tooting SW17, Twickenham TW, Victoria SW1, Wandsworth Common SW18, Wandsworth SW18, Waterloo SE1, 
West Kensington, Westminster SW1, Wimbledon Common SW19, SW20, Wimbledon Park SW15, SW20, Wimbledon SW19 & SW20

West London : Bloomsbury WC1, WC2, EC1, Barons Court W6, Chiswick W4, Covent Garden WC2, Dukes Meadow W4, 
Fitzrovia W1, Hammersmith W6, Holland Park W11, W9, W2, Hyde Park W1, Kensington W8, Knightsbridge SW1, 
Ladbroke Grove W11, W9, Marylebone W1, Mayfair W1, Notting Hill W11, W9, Paddington W2, Park Lane W1, Piccadilly WC1, 
Richmond TW9, Richmond Park TW9, Shepherds Bush W6, W14, Soho W1, South Kensington SW7, West Kensington W14, Westminster W1

North London : Camden NW8, Dartmouth Park NW5, Hampstead NW3, Kentish Town NW5, Regents Park NW1, Primrose Hill NW8, 
South Hampstead NW6, St Johns Wood NW8

We are happy to work in Central London and the Congestion Charge Zone.

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