Conservation, repair and maintenance

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....

This Inform guide is intended to appraise building owners of the issues surrounding cleaning sandstone buildings....

By describing the common causes of damp, and identifying the simple points to look for, this Inform guide seeks to illustrate the best approach to help remedy the problems....

This INFORM aims to assist in identifying, protecting and reinstating historic grained or marbled finishes....

This Inform guide will focus on 19th and 20th Century domestic glass. The purpose is to illustrate the types of domestic decorative glass that are likely to be found, and highlight other repair and maintenance issues....

This INFORM aims to broaden the awareness of the importance and complexity of dry stone walling in Scotland, and offers an indication of the maintenance tasks which can be performed to prolong the life of such walls....

This INFORM seeks to provide guidance on clay mortars and the repair and maintenance of structures in which they are used. There is also a note regarding other uses of earth based building materials....