The Smith & Garratt logo features a classical window with no indication whether the view is from within, from without, or whether it is a stand-alone monumental structure. It is representative of our work - which is generally traditional in nature and includes interior works, exterior works, and stand-alone or landmark tasks.
We are known for our award-winning works to historic buildings; perhaps less well known are the works we undertake for clients at milestones in their lives - the rigorous survey of that special property, the planning consent that unlocks potential, strategic advice at a crossroads, an expert opinion in the hour of need.
We are known for our award-winning works to historic buildings; perhaps less well known are the works we undertake for clients at milestones in their lives - the rigorous survey of that special property, the planning consent that unlocks potential, strategic advice at a crossroads, an expert opinion in the hour of need.
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Intelligent, incisive, pragmatic, highly qualified and experienced professionals in the business of delivering practical solutions to the challenges of property management. If you plan to solve a problem, protect assets, add value, develop land or work on buildings, please get in touch. Specialist surveyors Smith & Garratt focus on four core areas of expertise.
We are specialist surveyors with acknowledged expertise in traditional and period properties. We advise on a whole range of properties - castles and country houses, town houses, cottages, farm buildings, buildings in good condition, buildings in shocking condition, buildings with supposedly inexplicable defects, bridges, towers, cellars.
As much as half of Smith & Garratt's energy is spent on the conservation of special buildings. Conservation is about preparing a building for continued use or a new use; in many cases it is about saving the building by making it useful. Conservation involves a mix of preservation, restoration and alteration.
Restoration is the specialist task of accurately revealing, recovering or representing the state of a historic building as it appeared at a particular period of its history, protecting its heritage value. Restoration may reverse decay or alterations.
It is an exacting process, requiring a clear understanding of the archaeology of the building - its historic development, the fabric of the building, what is important and how to preserve it and its significance.Smith & Garratt's restoration credentials are illustrated in these three case studies. The earliest building Smith & Garratt has worked on to date is Coldingham Priory, established in 635AD.
It is an exacting process, requiring a clear understanding of the archaeology of the building - its historic development, the fabric of the building, what is important and how to preserve it and its significance.Smith & Garratt's restoration credentials are illustrated in these three case studies. The earliest building Smith & Garratt has worked on to date is Coldingham Priory, established in 635AD.
The design concept is the core of a heritage project - the necessity that spawns the invention. Before deciding the balance between preservation, restoration, conservation and development, Smith & Garratt will help with the foundation - understanding what exists. This involves investigations of the fabric of the building, its history, its archaeology and accurate representations of its physical attributes - upon which we build the proposal.
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