Founded in 2007 Preservation Works Ltd is a construction company offering estimates, consulting, materials sales for the historic restoration of masonry buildings. Originally focused on repointing brick and stone buildings built before WWII using traditional lime based materials we have worked on many 18th and 19th century brick and stone homes as well as larger commercial buildings. The biggest upside to this type of work is knowing we are saving a piece of history as well as keeping the traditional trades alive while working with people who really love their home and want to do what is right for the building. Our clients are not so much homeowners as caretakers of a property that existed long before them and will probably exist long after... These buildings are part of our heritage and we feel an obligation to do what we can.
Over the last 10 years in the trade of historic masonry restoration we have expanded the business in organic ways. We still focus exclusively on traditional, natural, durable and sustainable materials but we have learned to use them in a variety of other ways in both new and old construction. We have expanded the business to include decorative plaster applied indoors with integrated color. Clay, lime and gypsum plasters each have a rich history dating back thousands of years and while these materials are being manufactured in modern times, the process of creating them and using them really has not changed much at all.
This sort of work is an opportunity to continue the learning process indefinitely. Soon, Preservation Works will begin to offer ornamental and moulding plaster in the classical tradition. We will be working with experienced ornamental plasterers, architects and designers to create something new but timeless. Feel free to inquire...
Over the last 10 years in the trade of historic masonry restoration we have expanded the business in organic ways. We still focus exclusively on traditional, natural, durable and sustainable materials but we have learned to use them in a variety of other ways in both new and old construction. We have expanded the business to include decorative plaster applied indoors with integrated color. Clay, lime and gypsum plasters each have a rich history dating back thousands of years and while these materials are being manufactured in modern times, the process of creating them and using them really has not changed much at all.
This sort of work is an opportunity to continue the learning process indefinitely. Soon, Preservation Works will begin to offer ornamental and moulding plaster in the classical tradition. We will be working with experienced ornamental plasterers, architects and designers to create something new but timeless. Feel free to inquire...
