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BE Conservation – Surveying Timber Framed Buildings
13 September 2023 - 09:00 - 17:30
£195How to survey and report upon historic timber framed buildings. Learn about how timber framed buildings are formed, what are the typical defects and problems found, and how to report to and advise clients.
Typical Programme
9 to 9:30 – Arrival
9:30 to 10:30 – Guided tour.
10:30 to 11:30 – Talk
Talk about the use of timber, timber species, conversion of timber and the nature of joints in a typical timber framed building.
11:30 to 12:30 – Walk and Talk
A walking talk around the building developing on the first session.
12:30 to 14:00 – Lunch and town walk
Lunch followed by a town walk during which delegates will be given notes of things to look out for and identify. Delegates will be free to take photos, sketch, etc.
14:00 to 15:30 – Walk and Talk
Talk about typical defects and issues affecting a timber frame using The Guildhall as an example. Subject to weather this could take place outside and include a brief look at some nearby buildings from the exterior. If delegates are appropriately dressed, we could go outside and look at other nearby buildings, even if it is raining.
15:30 to 16:30 – Exercise
Practical exercise wherein the delegates are tasked with preparing a couple of paragraphs for a report to clients regarding certain aspects of the timber frame at The Guildhall. Several scenarios will be provided, and delegates will have the chance to choose from a selected range of options.
16:30 to 17:30 – Talk
Review of exercise and discussion about report writing, advising clients, and touching upon writing schedules of work (if time allows and if appropriate/helpful).
17:30 – Close and depart
Qualifies for c. 7 hours CPD