When I asked for recommendations for a company to restore the cowl on my Oast - Dude and Arnette had the majority. With that in mind I contacted them. They were excellent - professional yet had a sense of humour and very entertaining to watch. Their passion for keeping Kent’s heritage is heart warming.

Dude and Arnette were recommended by a builder friend as the "guys to go to" if you have a problem with your Oast Cowls. We thought we would need two new cowls and were dreading the quote. Instead Dude and Arnette completely refurbished and reset the existing cowls at a fraction of the cost - and they look brand new! - They are a great team of guys, quick, tidy and very polite.

Darren and the team from Dude & Arnette did a great job removing, renovating, and refitting the cowl on our Oast - leaving it good as new. Deeply knowledgeable and really friendly, I have no hesitation in recommending them.

We contacted Dude and Arnette having spotted that one of our four, nine foot, cowls was precariously balanced on our roof, having been dislodged and damaged in high winds. Despite living in Herefordshire, Darren and Glyn travelled to us from Kent on the following Sunday to remove the cowl and assess the state of the other three. The end result was the replacement of all four cowls. We are so happy with the end result. These guys are real specialists with a genuine passion for the job and pride in their work. Our new cowls are very well made and look fantastic! We are very pleased with their work and would recommend them without hesitation.

We first came across Darren and the rest of the guys at Dude & Arnette when we moved into our Oast in 2016. The cowl required refurbishment & repair, a specialist job which demonstrated not only great skill but Darren’s cheery disposition & amazing head for heights! It was the finishing touch that made our new home look great. So when, in 2018, we needed help with some rotten oak beams at the front of our property, the first phone call I made was to Darren. He came and gave us an honest assessment of the problem and potential solutions. He had a vision of what it could be like. We put out trust in that vision and he did not disappoint. Working with traditional materials and techniques Darren & his team have given the front of our house the “wow” factor which is, at the same time, sympathetic to the rest of the property. I cannot recommend Darren & his team highly enough. A quality job delivered with great professionalism, skill & an obvious pride & enjoyment in their work.