Services
Six disciplines under one roof. Our core trades are employed directly, and a trusted specialist network covers the rest, so we can take a building from scaffold to handover.
Stonemasonry & repair
Adrian and Marcus are time-served stonemasons. Every project still starts with a mason's eye: what the stone is doing, why it has failed, and how little we need to replace to put it right.
Roofing & leadwork
Most of the damage to a historic building starts at roof level. We strip, repair and re-cover church and country house roofs under full temporary roofs, so the building stays dry while we work.
Lime plaster & mortars
Cement traps moisture in historic walls. Lime lets it out. Our pointers and lime plasterers work in hydraulic and hot lime, and in haired lime plaster laid on in up to five coats.
Heritage joinery
We run our own joiners' shop. That means sash windows can come off a Grade I house, be assessed on the bench, repaired and refitted by the same team, rather than replaced.
Low-carbon heritage retrofit
We have fitted air and ground source heat pumps to Grade I cathedrals, Landmark Trust gatehouses and National Trust farmhouses. The work has to cut carbon without harming the historic fabric.
Main contracting & funded projects
We run complex heritage projects as principal contractor, with programmes of up to 60 weeks and contract sums approaching £1m. Clients include dioceses, cathedral chapters, parochial church councils, the National Trust and the Landmark Trust.