Listed Property Club Sussex Heritage Award 2009 Project Book Carpenters Fellowship

Sussex Heritage Award 2015

Heartwood Construction's craftsmen have been recognised with another Sussex Heritage Award. This project was entered into the smallscale residential awards category and was highly commended. 

The judges’ citation relating to the project was as follows: 

“A very well considered and executed repair as a result of a road traffic accident.  The owner and contractor worked in harmony to achieve an honest reinstatement that fits well in its surroundings.  The panel considers the project rightly deserves to be highly commended.”
There were some significant challenges to overcome with this project, as the property suffered a road traffic accident. A three way traffic light road management system had to be in place for a number of months. While the structure was supported, partially dismantled and rebuilt from the tie beam down, with new oak frame repairs and lime mortar reclaimed herringbone brickwork. The impact even caused the tiles on the roof to fall, so the the roof had to be completely stripped back and retiled.

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Testimonials

I would like to add my name to the many satisfied customers of Heartwood Construction and Joinery. In our case they constructed a complex solid oak stair case over three floors, with an extra landing. This complex construction was in an Oast House which does not know what a “straight line or right angle” is! So this was a very complex difficult construction. We were delighted with the outcome, which was finished to an extremely high standard, and fitted with minimal disruption. I certainly would recommend Heartwood where complex hand crafted skills are needed.

Peter Ward Booth, Buxted, East Sussex

“We have been delighted by the Oak Frame Pergola which you recently installed at our home. Your help with the design, together with your excellent workmanship, has given us a superb addition to our garden which has already attracted numerous compliments. We would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone seeking your Oak Framing expertise."

D.Pennock, Northiam