What We Do
Listed Buildings & Period Homes
Sympathetic repairs and alterations to listed and period homes, using traditional materials and methods.
Older buildings need different methods from new ones. Solid walls need to breathe, so lime mortars and plasters go back where cement would cause damage. Timber is repaired and spliced rather than ripped out. Sash windows are overhauled where they can be saved.
We work alongside conservation officers, heritage consultants and your architect, and we are used to the consents process that comes with listed buildings and conservation areas.
We do not hold formal heritage accreditations. Our experience is hands-on: lime work, timber repairs and sash windows, carried out alongside the people who specify them.
Frequently asked about listed buildings & period homes
We do not hold formal heritage accreditations. Our experience is hands-on: lime work, timber repairs and sash windows, carried out alongside the conservation officers, heritage consultants and architects who specify them.
Yes. We have carried out repairs and alterations to listed buildings, including work at Pylewell Park, East End, Lymington. We work to the listed building consent and alongside the conservation officer.
Listed building consent is the permission required for works to a listed building. It is applied for through your architect or heritage consultant. We carry out the works to the consent and work alongside the conservation officer throughout.
Yes. Solid-walled buildings need to breathe, so we use lime mortars and plasters where cement would trap moisture and cause damage. We match the existing lime mix to the building.
Yes. We overhaul sash windows where they can be saved — replacing cords, reweighting, repairing splices in the timber and reseating — rather than replacing them where the original is sound.
Yes. Work in conservation areas requires planning permission for certain alterations. We work within the constraints and alongside your architect and the local authority.