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Orleton Manor roof removal -The gable truss is removed(9)

Removing the first of the trusses - this one complete with window and infill panels! www.heritage-house.org ...

Orleton Manor roof - Jake explains the next steps in repair

Now we have to repair the trusses and wallplates ready for the roof to be replaced. It's going to be about an 8 week program of ...

Orleton Manor roof removal - main truss removal (10)

The remaining trusses have been strengthened and tied together for lifting ready for repair on the ground.

Orleton Manor roof removal - The last bit of wallplate (13)

Finally, a section of badly d amaged wallplate is removed for repair as well www.heritage-house.org www.heritage-survey.org ...

Orleton Manor roof removal - first long purlin (6)

These are massive timbers - two more even bigger ones follow this one, so its just a warm up! www.heritage-house.org ...

Orleton Manor roof - Second big truss removed (11)

Here we lift the second of the trusses - already strengthened ready for its journey to the ground. A little pursuasion is sometimes ...

Orleton Manor roof removal - the biggest purlin comes off (7)

These are massive timbers - Jake thinks both these are from the same tree, over 12 metres long. How did the old boys even get ...

Orleton Manor roof - Jake's wallplate strategy

Now we have to repair the trusses and wallplates ready for the roof to be replaced. It's going to be about an 8 week program of ...

Orleton Manor roof removal - the biggest purlin finished (8)

These are massive timbers - Jake thinks both these are from the same tree, over 12 metres long. How did the old boys even get ...

Orleton Manor roof - the first purlin comes off (5)

Here we start to carefully unpick the roof timbers. The framers have removed pegs and readied the timbers for lifting.

Orleton Manor Roof - The Crane arrives

Orleton manor roof works - the crane arrives, and the boys start removing roof timbers... www.heritage-house.org ...

The Warm Dry Home

Whether you live in a Victorian brick terraced house, or a 7 bedroom Cotswold stone country mansion, this book is for you.

Home owners, Building Surveyors, Architects,...

Breathable Masonry Paint

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...

RICS Dampness Methodology Statement

Some time back, the RICS published a load of stuff about dealing with damp. I was very critical of it.

I'm delighted to say that I was invited to meet up with some of the...

Pete's on BBC Radio 4 now!

Pete recently did an interview on BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours - which investigated a case history of failed cavity wall insulation.

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About Us

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.