Ever wondered how buildings of the UNESCO world heritage site: Venice are looking so good despite standing in seawater for centuries? And what this has to do with a British Company: Core Conservation?The story of this award-winning lime product is…
This article was written for those who seriously consider converting a barn, or those who intend to renovate or extend an already converted barn. We are surveyors and as such we often come in when there are problems with the building…
Old stone cottages, churches, castles or tower houses, just to name a few examples, are known to have notoriously cold walls.One of the heads of Savills told me a few years ago that if we could crack the subject of…
Health consequences of living in a damp building, especially dampness related respiratory problems, are a hot topic nowadays and for a good reason. This kind of a problem is more common than one would think, so I thought to share…
An Old Farm House with Rotting JoistsWe have surveyed an old farm house, where the floor was already taken up and the joists were getting replaced. The client was facing a very common problem: rotting joists.It is easy to see…
At our last conservation workshop in Venice, we had the chance to visit one of saltiest buildings in the world - The Old Salt Storage of Venice. But before I dive into the challenges that building meant in terms of…
A Special Case of Thermal ExpansionAs part of our R&D activity we do various lab tests and experiments.When one is doing proper science one can be surprised by an unexpected outcome. This is exactly what has happened recently, when we…
Why Need for Innovation?Our main areas of interest are solutions for dampness and thermal insulation. As we started working in this field we gradually became aware of some of its controversies - lots of opinions and conflicting ideas floating around,…
Core Conservation Ltd is one of those innovative companies whose solutions need to be tried to see they are "that good"! Those who have tried them gave great reviews about Core Conservation, the products and the team, which got the…
NO DAMP PROOF COURSE + HIGH WATER TABLE = PROBLEMThis is a case study of a 250 years old stone farm house, with a high water table, where nothing seemed to work... Old buildings built prior to the 1870s often do…
Interview with a Conservation ArchitectWe really enjoyed working with Mr John Dodson, old timer conservation architect, on solving damp problems in the St Peter's Church in Thornton. We couldn't miss this opportunity of asking him about his life-long experience with…
Basements are usually dark and damp unless you finish them. If you use your basement as storage space or a laundry room, you’ve likely dealt with leaks, condensation, and humidity.If you have puddles of water in your basement, you likely…