A £32 million restoration job has now been finished. The ornate plasterwork and barrel vaulted ceilings were amongst the final touches before carpets were laid and contractors moved out.
We were responsible for the barrel vaulted ceilings which run the length of the access corridors around the bar areas of the hall.
The topic of Breathable Masonry Paint is probably one of the most common questions that I'm asked about. To understand it, you have to delve into the meaning of...
Ian Rock has written another of his great books. This one is even better - We've helped Ian with this one and there's loads of photos of our guys doing timber frame work. A great book, with lots of practical information you need if you have an old home. Treat yourself and buy this - you won't regret it!
The Heritage House brand is Petes brainchild. He lives in a beautiful old farmhouse in Shropshire He's worked all over the world on old buildings, and has a strong background in geochemistry. He is passionate about ensuring the 'Rising Damp' myth is firmly buried. Pete has an all consuming project to re-open a Victorian lead mine in the Northern Pennines - digging out and exploring miles of abandoned tunnels in the search for crystal lined cavities...
This website is for information only - it doesn't sell anything. (Except caulking kits!) If you want or need a building survey, a damp survey or advice, you need to look for Heritage House Surveys LLP, which is an enlightened group of surveyors who work all over the country and understand damp, and old buildings.
Note! The opinions expressed on this website are often Pete's. They are frequently strong, unambiguous, and based on extensive experience of what goes on out there. Pete does not like to see the buying public being conned, defrauded, duped, sold a lemon, given bad or misleading advice, or crap surveys using equipment that is unsuited for the job. If you don't like what is written here - don't threaten us - clean your act up.
Heritage House - Shropshire
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