Services Offered

We are an independent surveying practice specialising in the conservation and repair of historic and listed buildings.

A personal service is provided to each individual client, with every effort made to involve them in the project and, where appropriate, develop their understanding of the building.

Among the comprehensive range of services provided by Oxley Conservation are:

1  Condition surveys, including:
•  structural/building surveys,
•  investigations of specific defects to buildings
•  detailed surveys of timber-framed buildings, and
•  quinquennial inspections of churches.

All our survey reports are individually written, and will include detailed photography, illustrative drawings and sketch plans . They will include specific recommendations to tackle identified defects, and general information about maintaining and repairing traditional buildings.

2  Independent damp and timber reports that identify and address the causes of damp rather than merely treating the symptoms.

A fruiting body of dry rot fungus.

3  Environmental assessments; including improving energy efficiency of old buildings in an appropriate and compatible manner.

4  The specification and supervision of conservation repairs.

Repairing wattle and daub infill panels

5  Advice on options for the sensitive modification of and for extensions to traditional buildings.

6  Grant funding applications - based upon experience of successful applications to the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage and local authorities.

Before and after a repair project funded by English Heritage

7  Project management of conservation projects. Oxley Conservation can gather and coordinate a group of professionals (e.g. archaeologists, materials analysts, painting conservators, services engineers, etc) to research buildings, compile conservation plans, obtain funding and planning consents, and execute conservation projects.

8  Guidance on conservation approach to institutions, professionals and homeowners.

9  Expert witness reports and testimony in cases involving traditional buildings.

10  Bespoke training service for professionals.

These services cover traditional buildings of many types: scheduled, listed and unlisted; polite and vernacular; residential, sacred and agricultural.