Conservation

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	A typically rotted foot of a principal rafter. This has been caused by years of water ingress through lack of simple maintenance.
	A repaired principal rafter in the background and a rotten rafter foot in the foreground.
	Typically, the mess left after cement is removed. This kind of sight is now unfortunately very common.
	This is a principal rafter/purlin joint. Previously it had been capped with lead, which trapped the water behind it. If it had not been for the brick infill panels this section of the roof would have almost certainly collapsed.
	Halfway through the structural repairs. A new section of tiebeam has been inserted with new posts, a principal rafter repair is just visible in the top left and the brickwork is being rebuilt using the original bricks wherever possible.
	The gable timbers above the window are covered in dry rot. They were previously covered with cement render.
	Replacement apex timbers have been inserted. The collar beneath them has been repaired; built over with marine ply (because lead reacts with oak) then covered in lead to prevent any further water ingress. The infill panels are to be of lime mortar.
	The finished cottage. Virtually everything from the top of the red-brick wall up and in-between the chimneys has been repaired or replaced.
	A large stop-splayed-scarf joint used to repair a 12"x12" spine beam. Later it will have a chamfer with stop ends (to matcth the existing) and housings for joists cut into it.
	Restored newel staircase built back into original stonework at the Merchant's house, Shepton Mallet.
	Patch repairs to an old frame. The wall plate repair (at the top) was used to hide the steel fixings. This repair ties one part of the building to the other and stops them from separating.
	Repairs to a bay window in softwood. These windows have replacement cill sections as well as the patches to the jambs which are more clearly visible.