5 miles from Crossley Mills
Paint stripping in Upperthong.
The local stock
Upperthong perches on the hillside straight above Holmfirth, a tight grid of stone weavers' cottages and terraces with some of the best views in the valley. The houses are old and characterful — original four-panel and plank doors, stone fireplaces, beamed ceilings, and stained pine floorboards that have usually been painted at some point. Parking is tight up the narrow lanes, which is one reason villagers tend to drop pieces with us rather than have a van squeezing through.
How we serve Upperthong
Upperthong is barely ten minutes from the workshop. Most customers walk or drive a door, fireplace or small piece down to Crossley Mills in Honley; for larger items we'll arrange a collection at a time the lanes are clear.
Common questions
About paint stripping in Upperthong.
Can you strip an original Upperthong cottage door?
Yes — cottage doors here are nearly always pine or softwood under layers of gloss. We dip-strip them in the bath, hand-finish the mouldings, and hand them back as bare timber ready to wax, oil or repaint. Most single doors are ready in 7–10 working days.
The lanes are narrow — can I just drop pieces off?
Yes, and most Upperthong customers do exactly that. The Crossley Mills workshop in Honley is about ten minutes away with free parking on site, so dropping a door or a small piece in is straightforward. Ring ahead on 01484 666 333 for a same-day quote.
Do you strip and wax pine floorboards?
We strip smaller sections and individual boards in the workshop. For whole floors we'd point you toward an on-site sanding contractor, but we stock the Fiddes, Osmo and Bona finishes to wax or oil them afterwards.
Nearby
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Holmfirth
Holmfirth cottages are the romantic Yorkshire stone the postcards sell: weavers' lofts above the Holme, terraced rows up the valley to Hade Edge and New Mill. Plenty of beamed ceilings, original stone fireplaces, and the occasional stripped-pine door that's been in place since 1840. Up the hills, the farmhouses are bigger and the woodwork is heavier — flagged floors, oak lintels, the lot.
Netherthong
Netherthong sits on the hillside between Honley and Holmfirth, and it's one of our nearest villages — a compact conservation area of stone cottages and Victorian terraces around the old church and the village school. The woodwork is typical Holme Valley: four-panel pine doors, cast-iron fireplaces behind later gas fires, and stripped-pine furniture that's been handed down through the cottages for generations.
Holme
Holme is the last village before the moor on the Holme Moss road — tight clusters of dark gritstone cottages, weavers' rows and Pennine farmsteads built to take whatever the tops throw at them. The woodwork is heavy and weathered: thick plank doors, deep mullioned window surrounds, beamed ceilings and the odd original stone fireplace. A lot of what we strip from Holme is original cottage joinery that's been painted over many times.
Get in Touch
A quote, a phone call,or a kettle.
Tell Daniel what you're stripping (a door, a fireplace, a chair) and he'll come back to you with a price and a timing. Pre-filled message, just hit send.
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Unit 3, Crossley Mills, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6PL. Kettle on, most days.