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Homeowner Maintenance Advice Series

A collection of leaflets on basic building maintenance for Homeowners, produced in partnership with SPAB Ireland.

A collection of leaflets on basic building maintenance for Homeowners, produced in partnership with SPAB Ireland.

Good maintenance is important to buildings of all ages and types. Some deterioration of a building over time is inevitable but regular maintenance helps slow the rate and lessens the need for large-scale, costly work further down the line.

The leaflets below, produced in partnership with SPAB Ireland, encourage people to carry out basic building maintenance to protect their homes over the winter. Each maintenance sheet is complemented by a short explanatory video.

Produced as an action of The Heritage Council's Traditional Building Skills Initiative

A Collection of Leaflets

Wood and Ironwork

1 Maintenance Sheets Wood Ironwork A4 V6

PDF (615.99 KB)


Render and Mortar

2 Maintenance Sheets Render Mortar A4 V4

PDF (597.306 KB)


Roofs

3 Maintenance Sheets Roofs A4 V4

PDF (599.67 KB)


Vegetation

4 Maintenance Sheets Vegetation A4 V3

PDF (621.49 KB)


Rainwater Goods

5 Maintenance Sheets Rainwater Goods A4 V4

PDF (613.326 KB)


Download the booklet with all Leaflets

Maintenance Sheets A4 8Pg V4

PDF (1.983 MB)

Further Reading

Maintenance: a guide to the care of older buildings (Donnelly, 2007).

A full resource webpage on the repair and maintenance of historic buildings has been created by the Heritage Council.

There is also advice on maintenance and building repair available on SPAB’s website and by contacting their Technical Advice Line: www.spab.org.uk/advice

Useful Contacts

Almost every local authority has either a Heritage Officer or Architectural Conservation Officer, many have both. They can provide you with very helpful advice on caring for your historic building.

To find your local Architectural Conservation Officer visit: Buildings of Ireland

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