JB Construction & Restoration

The quinquennial system of regular survey, combined with continuous maintenance, has ensured the survival of a unique collection of historic places of worship that in some cases, even date back to the Anglo Saxon period.

Caring for churches is a specialist field. It involves many aspects of professional knowledge; the liturgist, archaeologist, architect, we work in close harmony providing a two man team with the appropriate equipment to assist the architect in the inspection of the historical buildings eg.roofs, bell towers, steeples, crypts, etc.

This is a report produced at five-yearly intervals which identifies, records and comments on the following:

(i) Repair work or any new work carried out since the last inspection.

(ii) The general condition of the fabric.

(iii) The detailed condition of the fabric, such as structural walls, roof covering, fittings, services, monuments, and the churchyard.

(iv) Works of repair in order of priority.

(v) Recommendations on the maintenance and core of buildings and their contents.

(vi) Recommendations on further detailed investigation.

Perhaps the most significant part of any quinquennial report is the section dealing with works of repair in order of priority. The works identified in this section are categorised us follows:

(i) Of utmost urgency.

(ii) Essential within the next 18 months.

(iii) Essential within the quinquennium.

(iv) Desirable

(Source: http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/quinquenn/quinquenn.htm)

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