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BCD 2017

Contents 5
Foreword by Graeme Purves BEFS 6
CH1: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 7
SELECTOR TABLE: Professional services 8
ARTICLE: Barns - use, reuse and misconceptions by Bob Edwards 10
Architects 13
Planning consultants 23
Architectural historians 23
ARTICLE: 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
ARTICLE: Hot-mixed mortars - advantages and limitations by Adam Brown 37
Structural engineers 39
CH2: BUILDING CONTRACTORS 41
SELECTOR TABLE: Contractors 42
Timber frame builders 43
Structure relocation 44
ARTICLE: The conservation of Britain's heritage in India by James Simpson 45
Building contractors 49
ARTICLE: The CDM regulations 2015 by Chris Bowes 65
Access specialists 67
CH3: STRUCTURE & FABRIC 69
3.1 ROOFING 70
SELECTOR TABLE: Roofing 70
Roofing contractors 71
Roof lights 72
ARTICLE: Thatch fires and the role of wood-burning stoves by Alison Henry and Jim Glockling 75
Lead protection 77
Steeplejacks & lightning protection 78
Slate & roofing slate 78
Thatchers 78
Clay tiles & roof features 78
Roof drainage 81
3.2 MASONRY 82
SELECTOR TABLE: Masonry 82
Brick services 83
Brick suppliers 84
Cast stone 86
Cob & earth 86
ARTICLE: Artificial stone- 19th-century cementitious sculpture and rockwork by Simon Swann 87
Sculpture 91
Statuary 92
Terracotta 93
Stone 94
ARTICLE: Dry stone walling in the 21st Century by Richard Love 105
Dry stone wallers map 108
3.3 METAL, WOOD & GLASS 109
SELECTOR TABLE: Metal, wood & glass 109
Bronze statuary 110
Metalwork 110
ARTICLE: 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
ARTICLE: The conversion of structural timbers - recognising historical and modern techniques by Joe Thompson 126
Wood carvers 129
Timber suppliers 129
3.4 EXTERNAL WORKS 130
SELECTOR TABLE: External works 130
Clocks 130
Conservatories & glasshouses 131
Garden & street furniture 131
Gates & railings 131
Landscape architects 131
Ecologists 131
3.5 GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS 132
SELECTOR TABLE: General building material materials 132
Architectural salvage 132
Conservation supplies 132
CH4: SERVICES & TREATMENTS 133
4.1 PROTECTION & REMEDIAL TREATMENT 134
SELECTOR TABLE: Protection & remedial treatment 134
Paints & finishes 135
ARTICLE: 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
ARTICLE: Bird and bat guano and its effect on conservation and maintenance by Tim Hutton, David Watt and Jenny Brown 148
4.2 HEATING & LIGHTING SERVICES 151
SELECTOR TABLE: Heating & lighting services 151
Building services consulting engineers 151
Chimney & flue systems 152
Fireplaces 152
Heating 152
Lighting 152
CH5: INTERIORS 153
SELECTOR TABLE: Interiors 154
Interiors consultants & conservators 155
Gilders 157
Antique & furniture restorers 157
Paint research 158
Painters & decorators 158
Fine art conservators 159
ARTICLE: Encaustic tiles at the palace of Westminster by Adam Watrobski 160
Tiles 163
Mosaics 163
Wall painting conservators 164
Timber flooring 164
ARTICLE: Adhesives for the conservation of fine furniture by Norbert Gutowski 166
Plasterwork 168
CH6: USEFUL INFORMATION 173
ARTICLE: Buildings at risk and the use of compulsory purchase orders - Jonathan Taylor 174
Courses & training 176
Useful contacts 182
Specialists index 186
Subject index 190

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