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| Getting the experts in- How to look after your period property by James Mott
An estimated 70% of heritage building and maintenance work is undertaken by unskilled practitioners, often with irreversible damage. This article helps to explain how to really look after your period property.
Read Article  Categories: Sustainability, Maintenance, Country Life Articles, History, House Historian, Restoration, Listed Buildings, Building Conservation, Project Management, Property, Interiors
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| Restoring Interior Woodwork by James Mott
Generally speaking, the standard of restored interiors of listed and period buildings in this county is shocking. Repairs are badly executed, the addition of new work is often ill conceived, mouldings reproduced to match originals do not, lost / damaged original ironmongery is replaced with inferior off the shelf products and finishes look as though they have come out of a treacle tin.........on the other hand....
Read Article  Categories: Woodwork, Interiors, Timber Repairs, Restoration, Building Conservation, Door Furniture, Fire Protection, Ironmongery, Project Management
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