Maintaining your home
- How to inspect your property and draw up a maintenance plan
Sash and case windows
A short guide on how to maintain, repair and upgrade your windows plus information on contractors
Structural cracks
How to recognise and diagnose various types of settlement cracks that can be found in traditionally constructed buildings
Rot in timber
Guides building owners through the different types of rot and how to identify them, action which can be taken to eradicate the problem and how and why rot spreads.
External timber doors
Gives a brief history of Scottish doors, explains door construction, the recognition of faults and offers direction on suitable methods of repair
The use of lime and cement in traditional buildings
Guide to the external use of lime and cement mortars in traditionally constructed buildings
Domestic chimneys and flues
Outlines the basic elements of a flue and chimney system and identify common faults, their diagnosis, and the principles of how to deal with them
Roofing leadwork
Describes why lead is a good material for buildings and how to maintain your lead roofs and flashings
Bird control on buildings
Examine measures which can be taken to minimise the threat birds pose to our built heritage and the ways in which they can be controlled
Damp - causes and solutions
Describes common causes of damp, and illustrates the best approach to help remedy problems
Repairing Scottish slate roofs
A guide to repairing roof slates
Traditional shopfronts
A short guide for shop owners
Improving energy efficiency in traditional buildings
Basic ways to improve the thermal performance of a traditional building
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