I have retired and am no longer offering a fee-based professional service but am willing to advise charities, people and organisations without access to normal finances on a voluntary basis, though I can no longer offer professional indemnity insurance for this advice.
When working, generally on my own, I was usually involved in relatively small projects, though my specialist expertise in some areas occasionally led to me being involved in larger ones. I worked in all the normal structural materials and on both new and existing buildings. My areas of more specialist expertise were:
- Historic buildings. I worked on a large range of historic buildings from 1320 onwards, many of them listed.
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Timber framed structures. I worked on a wide range of timber structures, mostly existing but also new, and had built up working relationships with a number of specialist carpentry contractors. Some of my work was to help them with projects that they had already won rather than me asking them to bid for projects I was helping procure.
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Brickwork and masonry repairs. I built up considerable experience in assessing and repairing existing brickwork and masonry, from flint to finely worked ashlar, dating from the 14th to the 20th century.
London houses. I acquired an unusual breadth of experience of such structures, dating from 1614 to the recent past, again many of them listed or in conservation areas, and also helped design a number of new houses here.
My work was usually based on an appointment by the client, but for some carpentry projects I was appointed by the contractor.
Building crafts gallery, Weald and Downland Open-Air Museum
Frame during erection,
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