ABOUT SAM HALE CONSULTANCY

My approach is simple - providing practical pragmatic advice based on understanding. Having worked professionally in the conservation sector for over a decade I have a good background in both the legislation and planning side of conservation as well as the practical side working with materials, contractors and architects to deliver successful projects. 

I have worked in Wales since 2011 and have expertise in and passion for Welsh vernacular architecture.

I work across Wales and into Shropshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and the South-West. 

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I provide a range of services listed below:

•   Specialist materials advice

  • lime mortars, plasters/renders

  • limecrete floors

  • vapour permeable paints

  • natural and vapour permeable insulations (woodwool, woodfibre, cork, sheep's wool, etc.) 

  • insulating plasters

  • stone repair mortars

  • timber-framing and infill

• Building condition and repair surveys/reports, including pre-aquisition reports

• Advice on damp in buildings

• Liaison with national heritage bodies, conservation officers and contractors

• House histories and historical research into sites including map regression

• Heritage statements and impact assessments

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My own conservation project, a 17th century Welsh longhouse & farmstead, has welcomed individuals and organisations from across the sector from contractors and homeowners to the Landmark Trust, National Trust Bursary Scheme, Historic Farm Buildings Group and Brecknock Houses Group.