About
A family firm, since 1987.
Mortise & Sons started with one van and a lot of sash windows. Thirty-odd years later we are fourteen people, a workshop and a yard in Lewes, and we still do most of our work within twenty miles of it.
Family firm since
Homes renovated and extended
People on our own payroll
Workmanship guarantee
N° 01 — How we work
Repair before replace.
We believe old houses are worth looking after properly. That means lime instead of cement on solid walls, repairing sash windows instead of ripping them out, and matching brick and flint so the patch is hard to find.
It also means being straight with people. Our quotes list every line, our programmes say what happens each week, and if we find a problem behind a wall we show you before we fix it.
Most of our work comes from people who have used us before, or from their neighbours. We’d like to keep it that way.
N° 02 — The team
The people who’ll be in your house.
All on our own payroll, most of them for more than a decade.
Ruth Mortise
Director & project manager
Runs every job from first visit to handover, and still checks the lime mix.
Dan Mortise
Head joiner
Makes the staircases, sashes and cupboards in our Lewes workshop.
Tom Whitlock
Site manager
Keeps sites tidy, neighbours happy and programmes on time.
Sam Okafor
Site manager
Looks after extensions and lofts, and matches brick by eye.
Ellie Brooks
Lime plasterer
Trained in traditional lime work; does the finest cornice repairs in the county.
Jacob Hale
Flint and stone mason
Knaps and lays flint the Sussex way.
Priya Nair
Office & estimating
Writes our quotes line by line, so you can see where every pound goes.
Leo Fisher
Apprentice joiner
Second-year apprentice at Plumpton College and in our workshop.
N° 03 — The workshop
Made in Lewes, fitted by the person who made it.
Our joinery workshop behind the yard makes sash windows, doors, staircases and fitted furniture. We train two apprentices at a time with Plumpton College.
Start with a survey
Tell us about your house.
A free survey visit, a clear written quote within ten working days, and no pressure.
