Maintenance Matters - Society For Protection of Ancient Buildings

Joe Warburton

Join us at the Swaffham Assembly Rooms to learn about practical action you can take to preserve your historical property.

Swaffham Assembly Rooms

Welcome to an event funded by Swaffham - A Historic Market Town The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) presents this one-day introductory level course designed to help old building owners, custodians and users understand their building and take practical action to look after it. It explains how traditional buildings were constructed, how they work and can decay, and how to spot and tackle common problems. The course explains how ‘maintenance’ differs from ‘repair’ and emphasises the value of carrying out regular checks and simple steps to keep buildings in good condition. The course programme includes a practical exercise looking at local buildings to identify maintenance issues and areas of vulnerability. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss their own building with the tutor and others attending.The event will provide refreshments as part of the cost but lunch is not provided. The venue is in central Swaffham which provides many different food options in the break. The overall cost is £15 which is a much subsidised rate. These events are funded through Swaffham - A Historic Market Town. This project is joint funded by Breckland District Council, Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic England and Swaffham Town Council. The overall project aims to regnerate Swaffham using history and heritage.

9.45am Registration 10am Welcome - Host [5 minutes] 10.05am Maintenance in Context Buildings in the local area - building types, traditional construction and common materials. - Local speaker [30 minutes] 10.35am Questions 10.40am Maintenance Matters! Why do buildings decay? Spotting and tackling common problems. What is maintenance? Why is it important? - SPAB tutor [45 minutes] 11:25am Questions 11.30am Refreshments 11.45am Managing Maintenance and Staying Safe Planning the routine care of old buildings - inspections and maintenance calendar. Working with contractors, and specialists. Risk assessment; working at height; fire safety. - SPAB tutor [60 minutes] 12.45pm Questions 12.55pm Lunch (Not provided - attendees are welcome to bring their own or go out and purchase lunch in Swaffham) 1.40pm Walking/Observation Exercise Practical exercise looking at the buildings in the project area to identify maintenance issues and areas of vulnerability. - SPAB tutor, with assistance from host [95 minutes, including return to venue] 3.15pm Refreshments 3.30pm Questions, Discussion and Maintenance Surgery An opportunity to review the day, ask any further questions or discuss maintenance issues with participants’ own buildings. - SPAB tutor [30 mins] 4pm Close - Host

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}