Renovations Advice - Renovating a period property

The Listed Property Show at Olympia

The Listed Property Show at Olympia

Wednesday, 08 February 2012

Visit the Listed Property Show at Olympia this month for advice on extending and altering your listed property

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Top ten things to look for when buying a period house

Top ten things to look for when buying a period house

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Buying and renovating a period property is many people's dream but there are issues to take into consideration even when commissioning the survey which will save time and money down the line

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Restoration: The many advantages of lime

Friday, 09 December 2011 - An old building material, the many advantages of lime mean it can also be used on more modern stone houses as well | Read Full Story


Adaptation of Historic Buildings: the past

Wednesday, 30 November 2011 - Historic buildings have commonly been adapted, changed, updated and remodelled according to previous owners, which tells us we can also play our part | Read Full Story


How to prepare your house for winter

Thursday, 10 November 2011 - As National Maintenance Week celebrates its 10th anniversary experts advise that preventative measures are crucial for our houses to weather hard winters | Read Full Story


Choosing an interior designer

Tuesday, 18 October 2011 - Finding the right skilled interior designer for your period property requires some dedication; in particular you need to make sure you share the same vision | Read Full Story


How to prevent condensation on your windows

Tuesday, 04 October 2011 - There are many rumours about steel windows and condensation - out expert gives the lowdown on the causes of condensation and how to prevent it on your windows | Read Full Story


Old houses: The importance of using the right materials

Monday, 19 September 2011 - You can't use modern materials on period properties because they upset the original mechanism for how the building breathes. Alan Tierney explains. | Read Full Story


The joy of owning a historic building

Thursday, 04 August 2011 - Blogs and articles about living in a period house often address the problems, and too often we forget the joys | Read Full Story


Georgian lighting: the romance of candles

Wednesday, 27 July 2011 - Many examples of wonderful Georgian lighting survive today, to remind us of the innovative, and grand Georgian, period | Read Full Story


From fish oil to chandeliers: early domestic lighting

Tuesday, 07 June 2011 - Karen Wallis-Smith offers some insight into the ways we used to light our houses before electricity | Read Full Story


Choosing suitable paint for period properties

Saturday, 10 July 2010 - Patrick elaborates on choosing paints for your period house – and warns owners not to be swayed by marketing ploys | Read Full Story


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