Founded on forty years of experience in the building industry.
 

Project: Cob Cottage Renovation

  • Major structure failure
  • Extensive rebuilding of cob with lime render and lime wash finish
  • Unusually for cob building is three stories high
  • Refrenistration harmonising the window design appropriate to a historic property
  • Restoration works involved extensive underpinning with external appearance of natural stone plinth bringing back to life the external and internal features, in particular the inglenook fireplace
  • Natural slate floors installed with underfloor heating
Click on any of the images below to enlarge.

Cottage before renovation
Cottage during renovation
Cottage after renovation
1st floor prior to renovation

1st floor Cob Block wall
1st floor after renovation
2nd floor during renovation
2nd floor during renovation

Cob block wall 2nd floor
Old boiler prior to removal
Preparation for Aga installation
Aga in place

Wood decay causing settlement
Wood decay causing settlement
The result of death watch beetle
Cottage during renovation

front door after renovation
Back door after renovation
Interior wall without footings
Footings being reconstructed

Footings being reconstructed
Exterior wall without foundations
Same exterior wall showing floor in progress
Same exterior wall on project completion

Fireplace during renovations
Fireplace showing floor in progress
Fireplace during renovations
Fireplace on project completion

Prior to floor being laid
On completion of project
On completion of project		  

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The Traditional Building and Conservation Company is based near Exeter, and covers the areas of Exeter, Torbay, South Hams, Teignbridge, Plymouth, Dartmoor and Devon. We specialise in consultancy and project management of listed, period, traditional and historic buildings and the associated listed building consent, as well as new builds. We can offer traditional building methods such as the lime, lime mortar, limewash, cob wall building and joinery details which keep the character of your period property, so that the renovation of your property is in keeping with its age and construction.