Talking Conservation

Jan 07 2025 8 ep. 71 mins 3

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Welcome to Talking Conservation, where we talk about all things related to our built heritage. Whether you own an historic building, are responsible for a heritage site, or are a professional consultant, contractor, or simply interested - this is the place to find out more.

We discuss various matters and conduct interviews with a wide range of people involved with our heritage in some way. This includes architects, surveyors, archaeologists, conservation officers, contractors, conservators, historians ... the list goes on.

We are interested in and talk about any aspect of heritage; not only listed buildings, but all older and traditionally constructed buildings and anything that could be considered a heritage site.

Stephen's Heritage Conservation Community information can be found here: https://beconservation.com/heritage-conservation-community

Rich's platform putting owners in touch with consultants can be found here: https://expertible.com/

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Heritage home insurance: What every owner must know

Jan 07 2025 93 mins

Buildings Insurance for Historic Homes: Everything You Need to Know In this episode, we sit down with Steve Moores, Client Director for Howden Insurance, to discuss the ins and outs of buildings insurance for historic homes. Whether you’re a homeowner, landlord, or tenant of an old property, this episode is packed with essential advice to help you protect your home. Key Topics C

Solo restoring an 1804 Naval Mansion – Greg's Epic DIY Journey | Man with a Hammer's Admiral’s House

Dec 21 2024 89 mins

If you're a fan of home renovations, historic properties, or jaw-dropping transformations, you’ve likely heard of Greg—better known on social media as “Man with a Hammer.” In this episode, we dive into his epic journey of restoring the Admiral’s House, a massive 8000-square-foot ex-Naval officer’s quarters in Plymouth, into a stunning forever home. Built in 1804, this

"Get a PCA Timber and Damp survey" what it means, why it happens and what to do about it.

Dec 21 2024 56 mins

In this episode we explore what many homeowners have experienced during the purchase process of buying an older property; the dreaded "you require a separate timber/damp survey". Stephen and Rich discuss the reasons you may get such a requirement, usually from your mortgage lender, the history that surrounds it and finally what people can do about it to ensure you both satisfy the

Historic Building Mythbusting with James Wright

Nov 30 2024 91 mins

MYTHBUSTING!James WrightWe are talking to James Wright - the Historic Buildings Mythbuster!We start off by looking into his background and how he got into building archaeology, and then we go on to tease a bit more out about him in terms of some of the grand buildings he's dealt with to some of the smaller historic buildings, and the lessons that he's learnt from those. We talk abo

Everything Retrofit with the Directors of the National Retrofit Hub

Nov 23 2024 73 mins

In this episode, we interview the directors of the National Retrofit Hub - Rachel Owens and Sara Edmonds.00:00 Introduction00:52 What is NRH?02:02 Rachel’s background04:12 Sara’s background08:40 About the NRH, who is involved and getting the message across14:25 Reasons for, and benefits of, retrofit15:27 Retrofit for homeowners, builders and builders’ merchants20:50 Community

All things LIME with Ben Kerslake of Carrington Lime

Nov 17 2024 62 mins

In this episode we chat with Ben Kerslake of CarringtonLIME. Rich visited him at his premises in the Forest of Dean. We discuss Ben winning a Blue Peter competition, getting his neighbours to work on his house, and painting a room for 50p! On a more serious note, we talk about lime, hot lime, Naturally Hydraulic Lime, training, and innovation. Ben is keen to help train the next gen

Meeting The Building Conservation Directory founder Jonathan Taylor

Nov 11 2024 60 mins

In this episode we talk with Jonathan Taylor, exploring his beginnings in Architecture and then as a Conservation Officer, before the founding of the Building Conservation Directory. We discuss its success and some of the challenges Jonathan faces in publishing, as well as issues that are close to Jonathan's heart relating to conservation and his concern that conservation is about

Introductions Episode - who we are and why we're doing this

Nov 10 2024 47 mins

An introduction to this podcast. Find out a bit about Stephen and Rich, what their motivations are, and what this podcast is about.Chapters:0:44 Introduction to Stephen7:24 Introduction to Rich13:08 How and why we’ve got together15:26 Why we’re doing this podcast16:12 What we mean by “Conservation”19:18 Misinformation online / media (print/TV etc)21:02 Dispelling myths 22:0