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- The type of mortar that someone proposes for repointing joints in the walls of an old building is a good test of whether they should be working on such buildings at all.
- Gunpowder plotters retreat, Holbeche House, Wall Heath, Dudley
- Buildings archaeologist Warwick Rodwell recounts the epic undertaking of saving his manor house in Norfolk from ruination and potential redevelopment and subdivision.
- We’re delighted that the Heritage Council has awarded SPAB Ireland 100% of its requested funding for a year-long pilot programme addressing critical gaps in traditional building conservation skills.
- The inappropriate installation of damp-proof courses to combat rising dampness accounts for much unnecessary work on old buildings. True rising damp is rarer than commonly perceived but is regularly misdiagnosed.
- Damp is the most common and damaging cause of deterioration affecting old buildings and rain penetration accounts for much of this.
- Beaten, twisted, cut or cast, ornate designs bear out the skill and artistry of early craftsmen. And surviving examples are under threat.