With the budget blown, we left things like the tower leadlights untouched for far too long.
We recently began to look at the non-livable bits more critically and a few months ago I asked my EA to give me a list of Leadlight artists of which we would choose three to quote for the delicate task of restoring the signed Victorian style Troy leadlights from the tower. This was made even more delicate because the house has been heritage listed. Kate tried to contact all three but she was most impressed with her discussions with Tim Ziersch of Leadlight Delight. More discussions followed which showed that Tim is a true master of his craft, clearly across the technical side of Leadlight matters, as would be expected, but also having a clear grasp of the need to deliver on time when coordinating with other trades.
I never discussed price with Tim as I needed a quality result rather than a compromised one and I am certain that Tim charged no more than he would have charged anyone else.
I was so pleased with the result that I invited Tim to etch his name and the date in the same way as Troy so that in the future it will be less puzzling for people to determine when works were done and by whom.
When we bought the house, the government had punched a hole in the base of the tower for access to an ablution block by the main entrance.
During renovation, we found indications of where the windows were removed and what size they were, and re-constructed them as double-hung sash windows for the en-suite We have not been able to find any photos of what the windows looked like but am reasonably certain that they too would have had Leadlight panels.
So we commissioned a less heavy design which Tim also executed for us (less emphasis on the heavier Victorian and a bit more on the Federation side) and the second set of photos tells that story.
Well done Tim, it’s a real pleasure working with professionals such as yourself.
We recently began to look at the non-livable bits more critically and a few months ago I asked my EA to give me a list of Leadlight artists of which we would choose three to quote for the delicate task of restoring the signed Victorian style Troy leadlights from the tower. This was made even more delicate because the house has been heritage listed. Kate tried to contact all three but she was most impressed with her discussions with Tim Ziersch of Leadlight Delight. More discussions followed which showed that Tim is a true master of his craft, clearly across the technical side of Leadlight matters, as would be expected, but also having a clear grasp of the need to deliver on time when coordinating with other trades.
I never discussed price with Tim as I needed a quality result rather than a compromised one and I am certain that Tim charged no more than he would have charged anyone else.
I was so pleased with the result that I invited Tim to etch his name and the date in the same way as Troy so that in the future it will be less puzzling for people to determine when works were done and by whom.
When we bought the house, the government had punched a hole in the base of the tower for access to an ablution block by the main entrance.
During renovation, we found indications of where the windows were removed and what size they were, and re-constructed them as double-hung sash windows for the en-suite We have not been able to find any photos of what the windows looked like but am reasonably certain that they too would have had Leadlight panels.
So we commissioned a less heavy design which Tim also executed for us (less emphasis on the heavier Victorian and a bit more on the Federation side) and the second set of photos tells that story.
Well done Tim, it’s a real pleasure working with professionals such as yourself.