We trace lime mortar joints, map cracked crown glass, and date hand-adzed oak beams — then write the next chapter without erasing a word.
Select your building type, listing grade, and intended scope. We return a ballpark fee range, the consents you will need, and a realistic timeline — no obligation required.
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Each project is annotated with the specific conservation philosophy applied — because method matters as much as outcome.
Nave roof reconstruction & lime render reinstatement
Minimal Intervention
All failed render was mapped and sampled before removal. New lime work matched original Hot Lime specification from 1742 datestone evidence.
Nave now weathertight for the first time in 40 years. Faculty granted in 8 weeks. Parish avoided urgent works notice.
Sash window restoration & Bath stone façade repair
Like-for-Like Repair
All 22 sash windows retained and repaired using traditional joinery methods. Crown glass sourced from the only remaining UK manufacturer.
Enforcement notice discharged. All original glass retained. Property value protected and thermal performance improved by 38%.
Structural stabilisation & Conservation Management Plan
Reversibility
All structural interventions designed to be reversible. No chemical consolidants used. Stainless steel ties concealed within original mortar joints.
At-risk status removed from Heritage at Risk Register. Estate trust now has a 25-year phased repair programme with pre-agreed consent framework.
A crack in an elevation tells a story about settlement, drainage, or differential movement across centuries. We interpret that story before a single specification is written.
Every commission begins with a Condition Survey — a measured, photographed, and annotated record of everything the building is telling us.
Lime mortar must breathe with the masonry it binds. Imported hydraulic lime will not serve a wall that has moved on hot lime for three hundred years. We specify by analysis, not by catalogue.
We maintain relationships with traditional material suppliers — lime burners, lead workers, crown glass fabricators — whose methods match the buildings we serve.
The most expensive repair is the one that becomes necessary because the previous repair was never followed. We write maintenance schedules alongside every Conservation Management Plan.
Our clients receive a 25-year phased programme: what to inspect, when to repoint, how to identify early warning signs before they become emergencies.
“We don’t restore buildings to how they looked. We restore them to how they worked.”
— Practice Principle, Conserve