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There is a growing awareness that the approach to timber decay in buildings that evolved during the twentieth century does not suit the twenty first. Timber conservation now means that repair is better than replacement, and the unjustifiable use of pesticides is to be deplored. The days of precautionary treatments should be over.

This talk will show how the old ideas developed in response to two world wars, and marketing initiatives by a rapidly expanding remedial industry. It will demonstrate how a better understanding of timber and the organisms that destroy it can help to conserve historic buildings and reduce the costs of remedial interventions.

 

Speaker
Brian Ridout, English Heritage