Heritage Restoration
Repair of historic buildings using materials and techniques compatible with the original fabric, favouring breathable, reversible interventions.
On an actual building
Compatibility governs everything. Modern impermeable materials on lime-based construction trap moisture and accelerate decay, so the correct intervention is often the softer, weaker one.
What we most often have to correct
That the strongest available material is the safest choice. On historic fabric it is usually the most damaging.
Terms that come up alongside this one
- Lime Mortar
A traditional mortar using lime rather than cement as the binder, setting slowly by carbonation and remaining softer and more vapour-permeable than cement mortar..
- Breathability (Vapour Permeability)
The ability of a material to let water vapour pass through it while still resisting liquid water..
- Silane-Siloxane Treatment
A penetrating water repellent that lines the pores of masonry and concrete without filling them, leaving the surface visually unchanged..
Heritage Restoration — questions we get asked
What does heritage restoration mean in waterproofing?
Repair of historic buildings using materials and techniques compatible with the original fabric, favouring breathable, reversible interventions.
Why does heritage restoration matter on a real project?
Compatibility governs everything. Modern impermeable materials on lime-based construction trap moisture and accelerate decay, so the correct intervention is often the softer, weaker one.
What do people commonly get wrong about heritage restoration?
That the strongest available material is the safest choice. On historic fabric it is usually the most damaging.
Have a building showing this?
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