Timber repairs in Wingham and the CT3 patch.

What's covered

• Fascia and soffit patches - rotten sections cut out and spliced with matched treated timber
• Timber sash-window sill splice, epoxy fill on small voids, three-coat exterior paint (see timber sash-window repair)
• Closeboard fence board-by-board replacement where individual boards have split or rotted
• Cottage porch timber - hood, cheeks, base plates - matched species and profile
• Bargeboard, corbel and finial repair on period-cottage gable ends
• Old-timber-frame repair on non-structural elements (frame movement flagged for a structural engineer, not handyman scope)

Pricing

Fascia and soffit patch on a standard bay: £180-240 including matched treated timber. Sash-window sill splice (single window, including three-coat paint): £220-380. Closeboard board replacement: £8-14 per board. Cottage porch timber quoted individually.

Wingham-specific notes

Listed-frontage rules. On listed cottages, like-for-like repair with matched timber does not need Listed Building Consent. Changing profile, changing species, or replacing rather than repairing may. Flagged at quote stage - not skipping the paperwork saves you trouble on the sale side later.

Matched timber. The cheapest option is treated softwood from a builder's merchant. For a Wingham High Street CA cottage that has been staring at pavement traffic for 200 years, the right option is unsorted redwood or accoya - closer to the original stock, longer working life, quieter under paint. I quote both and let you choose.