What this actually is
The approach is conservative. Minimum intervention, materials compatible with what is already there, and a documented record of what was done and why. On a building with approvals attached, that record is part of the job.
These projects run on a longer timescale because surveys, specification and approvals all take time. We plan them months ahead rather than weeks.
Signs you have this problem
How the work runs
Material by material, with the failure mechanisms identified and photographed.
Materials and methods compatible with the original construction, written up.
Time allowed for consents where they apply, and the work sequenced around them.
The work, with a documented record of what was done.
What is included
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Questions people ask
Months, not weeks. Survey, specification and any approvals all take real time, and the exterior work has a season.
Yes. We allow for the time in the program and we document the work to the standard the consent needs.
Usually, because the materials and the method are specified rather than standard. It is also the repair that does not have to be done again in five years.
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Someone who knows historic preservation comes back to you the same working day.
Related work
Failed pointing is a water entry point across a whole elevation, not a cosmetic problem.
What we fix Major projectRemediation finds and fixes the water. Repair and replacement puts the elevation back so it stays fixed.
What we fix Major projectRoofs, flashing, pointing, parapets, decks and coatings. The repairs that stop water getting in, done before anything inside is restored.
What we fixNext step
We will tell you straight away whether this is something we can take on at your address.
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