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Building owners have recently been approaching the SPAB for comments on colourless “thermal paints”, claimed to reduce heat losses when applied to the outside walls of brick and stone buildings. The argument is that dry walls lose less heat than damp walls (which they do), so a moisture-resistant external coating will help keep the wall dry and the heat in. 

This article explores the basic maintenance steps you can take to keep sash windows both functioning and looking elegant.

This is the installation of thermal insulation at the level of rafters – the inclined timber members that form the top of the frame supporting a pitched roof.

Sometimes strengthened without good reason, or destructively levelled out, old floors are an oft-abused treasure. This article explains how best to treat them.

Repair not replace. Imperfections can contribute to historical interest and should not necessarily be eradicated - or used as a reason to lay a new floor when repairs are often feasible.