Advice and Guidance

Organisations including SPAB, English Heritage and Historic Scotland offer free, online advice regarding the repair and maintenance of traditional buildings.

The following articles, aimed at owners, tenants and building professionals, provide straightforward measures that can be taken to ensure the upkeep and survival of Britain's historic buildings.

SPAB:

• Technical Q&A's for Homeowners and Professionals
• General Conservation Advice

SPAB (National Maintenance Week):

• Brickwork
• Maintenance
• Rising Damp
• Rain Penetration
• Roofs
• Rainwater Disposal
• Timber Decay
• Maintenance Advice Videos

English Heritage

• Maintenance and Repair Advice
• Stopping the Rot
• Maintenance Checklist
• Newly revised Practical Building Conservation series

Historic Scotland

• Repairs and Caring for Your Historic Building
• Free Conservation, Repair and Maintenance Publications (all)
• Maintaining Your Home - A Short Guide for Homeowners
• Sash and Case Windows - A Short Guide for Homeowners
• Upkeep - Caring for Your Home
• Scottish Archive of Building Skills (SABS)
• Climate Change Action Plan for Scotland 2012-2017

The Princes Trust

• Sustainable Heritage Toolkit

For further sources of advice and guidance, Save Britain's Heritage have this comprehensive list of built heritage organisations.