BCD 2017

T H E B U I L D I N G C O N S E R VAT I O N D I R E C T O R Y 2 0 1 7 5 Contents FOREWORD by Graeme Purves BEFS 6 1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 7 SELECTOR TABLE: PROFESSIONALS 8 Barns – use, reuse and misconceptions by Bob Edwards 10 ARCHITECTS 13 PLANNING CONSULTANTS 23 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS 23 Heritage protection in the UK by Jonathan Taylor 24 ARCHAEOLOGISTS 26 HERITAGE CONSULTANTS 27 PROJECT MANAGERS 32 SURVEYORS 33 QUANTITY SURVEYORS 35 MEASURED SURVEYS 36 MATERIALS ANALYSTS 36 NON-DESTRUCTIVE INVESTIGATIONS 36 Hot-mixed mortars – advantages and limitations by Adam Brown 37 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS 39 2 BUILDING CONTRACTORS 41 SELECTOR TABLE: CONTRACTORS 42 TIMBER FRAME BUILDERS 43 STRUCTURE RELOCATION 43 The conservation of Britain's heritage in India by James Simpson 45 BUILDING CONTRACTORS 49 The CDM regulations 2015 by Chris Bowes 65 ACCESS SPECIALISTS 67 3 STRUCTURE & FABRIC 69 3.1 SELECTOR TABLE: ROOFING 70 ROOFING CONTRACTORS 71 ROOF LIGHTS 72 Thatch fires and the role of wood-burning stoves by Alison Henry and JimGlockling 75 LEAD PROTECTION 77 STEEPLEJACKS & LIGHTNING PROTECTION 78 SLATE & ROOFING SLATE 78 THATCHERS 78 CLAY TILES & ROOF FEATURES 78 ROOF DRAINAGE 81 3.2 SELECTOR TABLE: MASONRY 82 BRICK SERVICES 83 BRICK SUPPLIERS 84 CAST STONE 86 COB & EARTH 86 Artificial stone – 19th-century cementitious sculpture and rockwork by Simon Swann 87 SCULPTURE 91 STATUARY 92 TERRACOTTA 93 STONE 94 Dry stone walling in the 21st century by Richard Love 105 DRY STONE WALLERS MAP 108 3.3 SELECTOR TABLE: METAL, WOOD & GLASS 109 BRONZE STATUARY 110 METALWORK 110 Lead fixing for historic ironwork by David Field and Adrian Legge 115 DOOR & WINDOW FITTINGS 117 METAL WINDOWS 117 DECORATIVE & STAINED GLASS 119 WINDOW GLASS 121 LEADED LIGHTS 121 WINDOWS & DOORS 121 SECONDARY GLAZING 125 SOLAR CONTROL & BLINDS 125 FINE JOINERY 125 The conversion of structural timbers – recognising historical and modern techniques by Joe Thompson 126 WOOD CARVERS 129 TIMBER SUPPLIERS 129 3.4 SELECTOR TABLE: EXTERNALWORKS 130 CLOCKS 130 CONSERVATORIES & GLASSHOUSES 131 GARDEN & STREET FURNITURE 131 GATES & RAILINGS 131 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 131 ECOLOGISTS 131 3.5 SELECTOR TABLE: GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS 132 ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE 132 CONSERVATION SUPPLIES 132 4 SERVICES & TREATMENT 133 4.1 SELECTOR TABLE: PROTECTION & REMEDIAL TREATMENT 134 PAINTS & FINISHES 135 Hot limewashes and sheltercoats by Nigel Copsey 136 MORTARS & RENDERS 140 POINTING 142 LIMECRETE 143 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 143 DAMP & TIMBER DECAY 143 EPOXY RESIN REPAIRS 144 STRUCTURAL REPAIRS & STABILISATION 144 STRUCTURAL TIMBER TESTING 144 PAINT REMOVAL 144 MASONRY CLEANING 145 BIRD & PEST CONTROL 147 Bird and bat guano and its effect on conservation and maintenance by TimHutton, DavidWatt and Jenny Brown 148 4.2 SELECTOR TABLE: HEATING & LIGHTING SERVICES 151 BUILDING SERVICES CONSULTING ENGINEERS 151 CHIMNEY & FLUE SYSTEMS 152 FIREPLACES 152 HEATING 152 LIGHTING 152 5 INTERIORS 153 SELECTOR TABLE: INTERIOR PRODUCTS & SERVICES 154 INTERIORS CONSULTANTS & CONSERVATORS 155 GILDERS 157 ANTIQUE & FURNITURE RESTORERS 157 PAINT RESEARCH 158 PAINTERS & DECORATORS 158 FINE ART CONSERVATORS 159 Encaustic tiles at the Palace of Westminster by AdamWatrobski 160 TILES 163 MOSAICS 163 WALL PAINTING CONSERVATORS 164 TIMBER FLOORING 164 Adhesives for the conservation of fine furniture by Norbert Gutowski 166 PLASTERWORK 168 6 USEFUL INFORMATION 173 Buildings at risk and the use of CPOs by Jonathan Taylor 174 COURSES & TRAINING 176 COURSE LISTINGS 178 PUBLICATIONS 180 USEFUL CONTACTS 182 INDICES SPECIALISTS INDEX 186 SUBJECT INDEX 190