Conservation, repair and maintenance

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The guide aims to provide advice to practitioners, developers, building owners and local authorities regarding the application of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 to the conversion of traditional buildings. Its function is to support the existing Technical Handbooks published by the Building Standards Division of the Scottish Government by identifying and resolving typical areas of difficulty that may be encountered during the conversion of such buildings....

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This report summarises the results of research on the thermal performance of traditional windows and methods of reducing heat loss carried out by the Centre for Research on Indoor Climate & Health, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) on behalf of Historic Scotland....

This Inform seeks to 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....

This Inform guide provides basic advice about re-instating boundary ironwork using traditional techniques and materials....

Monumental bronze is a focal point in our built environment, whose care and maintenance requirements are often not well understood. This Inform guide offers an introduction to the priniciples involved....

This Inform provides some historical background, and addresses the physical properties of the material and its uses. It also covers the conservation, repair and maintenance....

This Inform guide will describe; the origin and development of tiled flooring, the different types of floor and layout, common ways floors can be damaged, and how to repair them and cleaning and maintenance of tiled floors....