The Building Conservation Directory 2020

INTRODUCTION	4
CONTENTS	5
FOREWORD: Ros Kerslake OBE	6
CH1: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	7
SELECTOR TABLE: Professional Services	8
Aerial drone surveys	10
Architectural historians	10
Archaeologists	10
ARTICLE: The thermal upgrading of historic fenestration - Eleni Makri	11
Architects	14
Heritage consultants	23
ARTICLE: Cathodic protection of steel-framed buildings - Chris Wozencroft	29
Structural engineers	33
ARTICLE: Building pathology established and emerging technologies - Lynda Jubb and Steve Bury	36
Surveyors	39
VAT consultants	40
Planning consultants	41
Project managers	41
Health & safety	41
Quantity surveyors	42
Materials analysts	42
3D scanning	44
Measured surveys	44
Non-destructive investigations	44
CH2: BUILDING CONTRACTORS	45
SELECTOR TABLE: Building Contractors	46
Timber frame builders	47
ARTICLE: 19th century timber frame revival buildings - Tim Nicholson	48
Building contractors	51
Access specialists	72
CH3: STRUCTURE & FABRIC	73
3.1 ROOFING	74
ARTICLE: Patent slating - Terry Hughes	75
Slate & roofing slate	78
Roofing contractors	78
Steeplejacks & lightning protection	79
Thatchers	79
Clay tiles & roof features	80
Metal sheet roofing	80
ARTICLE: Sand cast lead - Jonathan Castleman	81
Roof drainage	83
Rooflights	84
3.2 MASONRY	86
Brick services	87
Brick suppliers	89
Terracotta	92
ARTICLE: Sandstones and limestones - Jonathan Taylor	94
Stone	96
Statuary	106
Sculpture	106
3.3 METAL, WOOD & GLASS	108
Metalwork	110
Bronze statuary	113
Door & window fittings	113
Structural glass	114
Secondary glazing	114
Solar controls & blinds	114
ARTICLE: Historic window glass - Michael Bruckner	115
Window glass	118
Decorative & stained glass	118
Metal windows	121
Windows & doors	122
Fine joinery	124
Timber suppliers	125
3.4 EXTERNAL WORKS	125
Clocks	126
Street furniture	126
Conservatories & glasshouses	127
Landscape architects	127
Ecologists	127
3.5 GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS	128
Architectural salvage	128
Conservation supplies	128
CH4: SERVICES & TREATMENTS	129
4.1 PROTECTION & REMEDIAL TREATMENT	130
ARTICLE: Hydraulicity revisited - Edward Walker	132
Mortars & renders	137
Cob & earth	139
Paints & finishes	139
Paint removal	140
Masonry cleaning	141
Structural repairs & stablisation	143
Structural timber testing	143
Epoxy resin repairs	144
Environmental monitoring	144
Damp & timber decay	144
4.2 HEATING & LIGHTING SERVICES	145
Lighting design	145
Building services	145
ARTICLE: Sustainable waste water systems - Toby Cambray	146
Heating	149
Chimney & flue systems	150
Fireplaces	150
Fire protection	150
CH5: INTERIORS	151
ARTICLE: All that glitters - Alexandra Miller	154
Gilders	157
Gilding materials	157
Antique & furniture restorers	157
French polishers	158
Wood carvers	158
Interior joinery	158
Timber flooring	158
Fine art conservators	158
Wall painting conservators	161
Paint research	161
ARTICLE: Historic interiors and heritage protection - Jonathan Taylor	163
Interior consultants & conservators	166
Tiles	169
Mosaics	169
Plasterwork	170
Painters & decorators	174
CH6: USEFUL INFORMATION	175
Courses & training	176
USEFUL CONTACTS	181
SPECIALISTS INDEX	186
SUBJECT INDEX	190

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