What Is A Wildlife Tower? Firstly, any long-time fans will not recognise the phrase “wildlife tower” in our portfolio. We’ve never had to build one before, but they’re brilliant. In short, it’s a small building for all manner of wildlife to come and live and rest in. Once completed, our 5-metre structure will sit in …
As part of our skill set, we offer up drainage surveys to buildings that require them. We did one this week as we went to the beautiful St. Wilfrid’s Chapel in Penrith. And you can watch a video of a drainage survey in action below. What Is A Drainage Survey? Essentially, a drainage survey is …
One of the biggest jobs over the end of 2021 and the start of 2022 was the restoration of Darwen Tower. Environmental Issues We hit a couple of snags along the way, some of which related to environmental activity across the moors. We’re always very conscious of not disturbing nature wherever possible (see: bats currently …
Taking The Mullions Out Summer may have ended but the work continues as Stonyhurst College. Our stonemasons are hand-carving brand new stone mullions, ready for installation. The wind is really picking up on the scaffold; hard to believe temperatures hit over 40°C on-site a couple of months ago. We created a video last month about …
The plan was so simple. We were going to go to Read, near Burnley, Lancashire, with our big truck and grabbers. Then, just take away a phonebox from the side of the road. Simple! The local parish council had put their disconnected phonebox up for sale, and you never know when you’re going to need …
2021 has been a busy year for UK Restoration Services. We’ve travelled the country, looking back on some of our incredible projects. Winter/Spring Our 2021 started with continued work from December at Lincoln Crown Court, decorating the Colonnades. The rooftop features were cleaned up and fully restored, clearing out moss and vegetation from the Grade …
It’s been a busy few weeks at UKRS as we try to fit as much restoration in as possible into the fading summer daylight. Colne Complete We’ve almost finished our job in Colne, working on the damaged roof of Colne Municipal Hall. This Edwardian theatre in the centre of the town has suffered roof damage …
Lime Harling Application Video UK restoration Services have recently completed the application of Traditional Lime Harling at St Oswalds Church Warton. This followed on from reconstruction and consolidation of the gable wall which had become unstable. The Church is over 600 years old and located 20 minutes north of Lancaster. Traditional Lime Harling is a …
