The Building Conservation Directory 2022

INTRODUCTION 4
CONTENTS 5
FOREWORD Kate Mavor CEO, English Heritage 6
CH1: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 7
SELECTOR TABLE: Professional services 8
Aerial drone surveys 10
3D scanning & measured surveys 10
Archaeologists 12
Architectural historians 12
Non-destructive investigations 12
ARTICLE: How green is your theatre? Edmund Wilson 13
Architects 17
ARTICLE: Listed building consents - Jonathan Taylor 26
Planning consultants 29
Heritage consultants 29
ARTICLE: Stone supply and the planning system - Eleni Makri 35
Project managers 38
Surveyors 38
ARTICLE: Assessing thermal performance - Toby Cambray 41
Material Analysts 43
Quantity surveyors 44
Health & safety 44
Energy & retrofit consultants 45
Structural engineers 46
CH2: BUILDING CONTRACTORS 49
SELECTOR TABLE: Building contractors 50
Timber frame builders 51
ARTICLE: Mortar mix ratios - Roz Artis 52
Access specialists 53
Building contractors 55
CH3: STRUCTURE & FABRIC 71
3.1 SELECTOR TABLE: Roofing 72
Roof Lights 73
Roof drainage 74
Roofing contractors 76
Clay tiles & roof features 77
Slate & roofing slate 77
Metal sheet roofing 77
Steeplejacks & lightning protection 77
3.2 SELECTOR TABLE: Masonry 78
Brick suppliers 79
Brick services 80
Flintwork 82
ARTICLE: Brickwork - Gerard Lynch 83
Terracotta 87
Sculpture 89
Statuary 90
Bronze statuary 90
Stone 90
3.3 SELECTOR TABLE: Metal, wood & glass 98
ARTICLE: Feeling the draughts - Lila Angelaka and Roger Curtis 100
Secondary glazing 103
Door & window fittings 103
Metal windows 104
Window glass 104
Solar control & blinds 105
Windows & doors 106
Decorative & stained glass 108
Metalwork 111
Timber suppliers 114
3.4 SELECTOR TABLE: External works 115
Clocks 115
ARTICLE: Turret clocks - Melvyn Lee 116
Garage doors 120
Conservatories & glasshouses 120
Ecologists 120
Gates & railings 120
Landscape architects 120
3.5 SELECTOR TABLE: General building materials 121
General building materials 121
Conservation supplies 122
CH4: SERVICES & TREATMENT 123
4.1 SELECTOR TABLE: Protection & remedial services 124
Paint removal 126
Paint toxicology 126
Masonry cleaning 126
ARTICLE: Graffiti in context - Catherine Woolfitt 129
Paints & finishes 133
Cob & earth 134
Pointing 134
Mortars & renders 135
Environmental monitoring 136
Epoxy resin repairs 136
ARTICLE: Managing the impact of bats in churches - Cathy Wallace 138
Damp & timber decay 141
Structural timber testing 142
Structural repairs & stabilisation 142
4,2 SELECTOR TABLE: Heating & lighting services 143
Building services 143
Lighting 144
Fire protection 144
Disabled access 144
CH5: INTERIORS 145
SELECTOR TABLE: Interiors 146
Wall painting conservators 148
ARTICLE: Earthen art - Lisa Shekede and Stephen Rickerby 149
Interiors consultants & conservators 153
Painters & decorators 155
Fine art conservators 156
Paint research 157
Antique & furniture restorers 158
Fine joinery 158
ARTICLE: The cutting edge - Matt Bateman and Greg Meeson 159
Wood carvers 163
Gilders 163
Timber flooring 163
Plasterwork 164
Tiles 168
Mosaics 168
CH6: USEFUL INFORMATION 169
ARTICLE: Changing climates - John Edwards 170
Courses & training 172
Course listings 173
Publications 176
Useful contacts 177
Specialists index 182
Subject index 186

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