Architectural Salvage

The leading experts in our field, H+R investigate problems in buildings and the built environment. We provide an independent remedial surveying and consultancy service for building owners and occupiers, property managers, developers, builders, architects, surveyors, engineers, insurers and loss adjusters. At a competitive price, we will carry out a minimally invasive investigation of your property, and provide expert independent and environmentally sound advice on cost-effective long-term solutions.

H+R is an independent team of building professionals, specialist consultants and damp surveyors with over 30 years' industry experience in building investigation and remedial specification for recently built or older and historic buildings. We provide expert advice and assistance for any rising damp and timber decay issues affecting your private or commercial property. We recommend specialised and environmentally friendly solutions for the successful treatment of rising and penetrating damp, condensation and resultant mould growth and fungal and insect decay in buildings.

H+R are an independent team of highly skilled building professionals and scientists with special expertise in historic building surveys and building pathology. We are a leading service provider for many areas of building investigation, materials and remedial specification. Through our involvement with numerous heritage organisations locally in Surrey, across the UK and abroad, we have established ourselves as a leading authority in architectural conservation. We are proud to count many well-known charities and other institutions among our esteemed clientele, including The Royal Household, Crown Estate, Government Ministries, the National Trust, Historic Scotland, English Heritage/Historic England, Natural England, CADW, Heritage Lottery Fund, and Church Commissioners.

H+R is an independent team of building professionals and surveying consultants with extensive expertise in carrying out dry rot surveys across the UK. With more than 30 years of experience, our expert staff have the knowledge and skills to deal with all forms of building investigation as well as remedial specification for buildings of any age. If you are having problems with dry rot or any other forms of insect or fungal attacks that are causing the timber of the property to decay, we can provide highly effective and environmentally-friendly solutions to control and deal with the problem.

As a broad based consultancy, we cover issues involving building performance, building material defects, dilapidation, party wall disputes, insurance, expert witness and risk management. Our clients include contractors, developers, real estate companies, investment trusts, property management companies and landed estates in town and country. Our professional memberships include RICS and RIBA. H+R involvement in a project generates significant savings in provisional sums set aside for remedial action and also in project programme.

H+R regularly attend the annual Historic Houses Association exhibition at the QEII conference centre in Westminster in November each year. In addition, stands are occasionally taken to the Listed Property Owners show at Olympia, National Trust roadshows, County Council conservation days and the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum. When we attend shows, our specialist surveyors are available to discuss your building defects or projects. Bringing along photographs will help us give the most appropriate on the spot advice.

H+R has over 30 years' experience in building investigation services throughout Surrey and the UK, and provides remedial specification and in-house consultancy services for modern, older and historic buildings affected by damp penetration issues and many other building related problems. We are an independent team of building material defect surveyors and specialist consultants, and can call on the expertise of other authoritative sources including academic experts and specialist reference laboratories to get the most effective service and advice for our clients.