dry rot, wet rot, deathwatch beetle, common furniture beetle, wood boring beetles, wood fungi, non destructive techniques, micro-drill, ultra sound, timber conservation.

Our informed timber condition assessments can establish the severity and extent of the problem, identifying the cause(s), informing the most pragmatic  options and solutions available. We deliver this service with extensive practical experience and an in-depth academic knowledge of timber science, its’ performance and strength in-use in the built environment.

We provide training and supervision in specialist methods of rehabilitating timber and can manage conservation repairs and environmental drying regimes to control dry rot and wet rot deterioration and targeted timber preservative treatments.

Our minimalist and targeted approach is cost-effective and ensures best practice.

Building rehabilitation – we provide guidance on selecting compatible materials and methodologies appropriate for traditional construction, historic and sustainable buildings, liaising during the planning stages or at critical phases throughout your project.

Building adaptation – we provide guidance for intelligently adapting buildings for a low carbon future, evaluating opportunities to cost-effectively enhance existing housing stock and new-build projects.

As leading consultant practitioners, we represent clients in disputes providing specialist opinion at various stages of the dispute resolutions process. We investigate issues in disputes regarding the quality of workmanship and materials, design and specification appraisals, material failures and disputes over costs.We have represented clients in disputes involving defective cavity wall insulation, the reoccurrence of dry rot and guarantee disputes, neighbour disputes regarding consequential damage, inappropriate works on listed buildings, cellar/basement tanking failures and insurance disputes following storm damage, vandalism and warranty claims.