listed building

Hi. I have a 16th century cottage and about to decorate on of the bedrooms. It has wooden beams at irregular intervals - typically 30cm-60cm spanning most walls and ceilings. Semi structural - and listed! Looking for recommendations to avoid paint splashes on beams as I'd rather be using a...

I'm looking to convert our loft in our grade II listed property. My main concerns are around maintaining ventilation and finding an insulation solution. The loft floor has already been boarded up using loft boards, and they have used 100 mm of wool insulation beneath. There is not enough head...

Hey everyone, New to the forum and wondered if anyone could help? I have a customer that I am doing some work for with building custom cabinets and restoring stairs etc. They have asked me to look at the windows. Basically they have had new aluminium windows install but they keep weeping...

Hello all, looking for some advice please on an issue in our property. We have a ground floor bathroom with the internal side of the external wall that had some cracking and damp marks. I have stripped back the gypsum plaster to reveal a mixmash of brickwork, breezeblock and concrete which I...

Hi all – new member here! I am thinking of buying a Grade 2 listed barn conversion which is approximately 85% complete. It had planning permission granted in 1992. What has been done, seems to have been done to a very good standard, and it's a solid, massive building. The electrics are all...

Hi, I have been searching through the threads about UPVC windows in lsited buildings and it has made for interesting reading, however they don't quite answer my question so here goes: I am looking at buying a Georgian Terraced house Grade 2 listed. The back of the house has some original wooden...