Listed and Historic Homes
Many homeowners enjoy the history and heritage of living in a historic building.
These buildings offer unique challenges for maintenance, repair and alteration, and GCA are specialists in dealing with these complex properties.
GCA have extensive experience in the diagnosis of defects, whether you are considering purchasing a new property, or currently live in a building where cracking, rot or weathering is causing you concern.
We can recommend the involvement of specialist contractors, bespoke investigations and detailed analysis to assess problems and provide creative, sensitive solutions.
We cater to homeowners of listed properties and prospective property buyers seeking expert guidance and support. Contact your local office here.
GCA offers the following core services:
Condition Surveys and Reports
Sympathetic repairs for existing defects
Creative structural solutions for new build or
extensions to historic properties.Refurbishments and alterations.
Foundation underpinning, increased loads
Surveys of derelict or fire damaged properties
Party wall surveying
Expert witness work.
Structural defects and repairs:
Cracking
Rot
Settlement
Drainage defects