Heritage Restoration & Replacement
Conservation & Restoration of Woodwork
in Period Homes and Historic Buildings
We provide expert heritage woodwork advice on caring for and protecting your property. Whether you need to learn more about the historic wood in your period property – or gain invaluable advice during your restoration project, Paparoa Timber can help. We are passionate about our heritage buildings and sympathetically restoring the timber in these buildings using age relevant crafts, methods and materials.
For larger projects we work in close collaboration with Architects, Interior Designers and Builders to deliver solid project input and accurate costs to help manage budgets whilst delivering faithful restoration or replacement timberwork retaining the all the character of the original building.
Here are some recent projects we are proud to have been involved with.
Hokitika Government Building
The stages of the HGB Seddon house arch window restoration project. A perfect collaboration between Paparoa Timberworks and Ruben's Joinery. From a derelict rotten window, we managed to salvage old profiles and work our way through apply our quality heritage craftsmanship to replicate exactly what was there originally – job done!
We like to think that the craftsmen that created the original frames in 1910 would have been impressed. We all walk in the footsteps of the past after all! Find out more about the history of the building HERE
Read more about the Hokitika Government Building
Waiuta
Police Cottage
Police Cottage in the ghost town of Waiuta, site of the Blackwater and Prohibition gold mines, on the West Coast of New Zealand.
We completely rebuilt the cottage, keeping notes of every original detail along the way. From what it was to the final restoration has become was a wonderful journey with a satisfying ending to say the least. A true piece of local heritage and pride.
Read more about Waiuta's History
Private House
Window Repair
Situated on the West Coast peninsula of North Beach, we assisted the homeowners in a restoration project of their old double hung sash windows that looked the part but were in dire need of a full restoration.
A full removal and workshop restoration allowed us to bring these back to their former glory as new windows as well as giving the homeowner new, weathertight windows without straying away from the character of this unique property.
Private House
Window Repair
The original plan was to reinstate our clients unique window frame in double glazing, hand made by her great grandfather some years ago.
After finding significant rot through majority in the internal framework we came up with a modernizing concept while keeping the original shape. What may look simple was a fairly challenging job. Forming new jamb and sill sections and lots of templates to work with the curved brick wall.
