About Ventrolla

As heritage specialists, Ventrolla is obsessed with restoring heritage timber windows and doors, and has been for over 40 years.

Our Team

We share a deep passion for preserving heritage, combining exceptional craftsmanship, attention to detail, and decades of experience.

Projects

Working with some of the most discerning heritage property homeowners and retrofit architects, contractors, and surveyors on their restoration projects.

Timber Windows

With nationwide coverage, you always benefit from local British craftsmanship.

Timber Doors

Manufactured in our bespoke joinery houses.

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Give your heritage building the craftsmanship it deserves.

Consultancy & project management

Ensuring seamless and efficient execution for commercial projects.

Projects

Working with some of the most discerning heritage property homeowners and retrofit architects, contractors, and surveyors on their restoration projects.

Sash Window Renovation, Cardiff

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Location

Cardiff

Sash Window Renovation At An Iconic Commercial Listed Building In Cardiff: The Bank, Bute Street

Cardiff based property developers, Quin & Co, approached Ventrolla to carry out a survey on 66 sash windows, as part of their renovation of The Bank. Originally built by The Cory Brothers in 1874, the property was to be transformed into 15 luxury two-bedroom apartments and a breath taking penthouse.

Work on this Grade 2 Listed building – located on Bute Street in Cardiff – required expert, sympathetic and careful crafting of replacement timber sash windows, to maintain the listed elements and retain the character of the historically-important building. Our expertise in creating bespoke wooden sash windows for Listed Buildings, coupled with our experience on commercial projects, made us a perfect partner.

Following a detailed technical site survey of the north and east elevations of the building, our team noticed that there were two different horn details on the two different elevations.

Guided by us, the client decided to opt for one style throughout. We then created CAD scale drawings of all different window types, to ease the client through the planning process and Listed Building Consent (LBC).

Due to the building being on a busy road, the planning application included a road traffic noise condition, requiring acoustic glazing to be fitted into the new windows. We were able to offer the client a range of glazing options for them to choose from, to meet the required specification.

 

VPPS

From the removal of old sashes to the manufacturing and installing of like-for-like replica hardwood sashes, this was a complex yet very satisfying project to be involved in. Each sash incorporated slim, heritage double-glazing for improved efficiency, as well as our innovative Ventrolla Perimeter Sealing System, to create apartments that were warm and cosy.

 

SRS

Integrating our clever sash removal system (SRS) in every window also ensured that future maintenance, redecoration, or repairs will be easy to carry out. All windows were finished with satin nickel hardware throughout to create a high-end look and feel – all part of the overall design detail of this stunning renovation.

John Pinn, Director of Quinn & Co.

“On a project of this scale, it’s of vital importance that we can work with suppliers who we can completely rely on as experts in their field. Ventrolla’s highly skilled craftsmanship, Listed Building expertise and attention to detail ensured that the work ran smoothly. We’re delighted with the windows in The Bank – they match the overall high-end finish of our project, and we know that the heritage of this iconic building has been preserved for generations to come.”

Projects

Ventrolla’s obsession with bespoke timber restoration means you don’t have to settle for anything less than perfection. So perfect, in fact, we don’t expect you to see the difference. Just feel it.