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
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
Our podcasts this year will explore a broad overview of the multi-layered experiences which encompass Ireland’s past. These podcasts will also put into context how this sense of heritage is all part of our collective experience, and why so much of what went before, still resonates in the present.
An annual grants scheme funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the conservation and repair of traditional farm buildings and related structures. This Scheme is funded under State Aid in accordance with Commission Regulations (EU) 2472/2022 of December 2022 (on the basis set out in Article 36) declaring certain categories of aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
A trans-disciplinary Collaborative Town Centre Health Check Programme which was carried out in conjunction with participating towns across the country.