The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

 

'The Good Maintenance Guide’, written by the Faith in Maintenance project team, is a practical and easy to use source of advice and guidance containing a wealth of advice about the day to day care of historic places of worship. The guide is aimed at volunteers who care for historic places of worship but its message that we should aim to ‘stave off decay by daily care’ is applicable to all historic structures.

 

Contents:

Foreword
Introduction 

    1. Researching your place of worship 
    2. Traditional materials & construction techniques 
    3. Maintenance  
       What is maintenance? 
        Why do buildings decay? 
        Why is maintenance important? 
        When should we think about maintenance? 
        What should we look for? 
    4. Cleaning 
    5. Wildlife 
    6 .Managing maintenance  
        Historical environment legislation  
        Working with your professionals and contactors

        Health & Safety

        Insurance

    7. Finding funding

 

Directory
Glossary 
Quick Checklist

 

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