A specialist in natural stonework, at Neil Barham Building Services, we understand the essential requirements of restoring older properties sympathetically, ensuring all materials and applications enhance the property and are not detrimental its period quality.

As a stone specialist, Neil has extensive experience in repairing and rebuilding stone walling. He has also been replacing damaged dressed stone or removing old lime-wash and render to restore properties to their original design, working closely with local conservation departments to ensure correct application and technique together with the best finish results.

Neil has been restoring numerous properties using hydraulic lime mortar to ensure the integrity of the property is maintained, where cementitious pointing or render is causing long-term damage to the property.

He has also developed extensive knowledge and experience in using reclaimed and natural materials to restore Grade listed and conservation area properties to their original grandeur.

Restoration & Heritage Gallery


Grade II listed property repointed in lime mortar Before photo of property. Please note the hard cement mortar at the top of property, below has been removed. Incorrect pointing on a property like this can cause long term damage to the stonework. After the resotation. Grade II listed property pointed with the use of hydraulic lime. Within a conservation area, a stone wall rebuilt in Blue Lias stone using hydraulic lime mortar, landscaping the surrounding garden and laying patio slabs and retaining stone garden walls. Garden wall finished with Bath Stone coping stones. Within a conservation area, a stone wall rebuilt in Blue Lias stone using hydraulic lime mortar, landscaping the surrounding garden and laying patio slabs and retaining stone garden walls. Garden wall finished with Bath Stone coping stones. Repointed property in Draycott. Neil removed the old lime render and restored and repointed the original stonework. Before the installation of a mullion window and build of the light well. After photo showing the installation of the mullion window in Doulting stone and creation of light well. Internal view of new window installation. Grade II listed wall partially taken down. Grade II listed wall partially taken down. Grade II listed wall partially taken down. New Doulting stone copings installed on a grade II listed property in Emborough Lime mortar repoint to Grade II listed farmhouse. Lime mortar repoint to Grade II listed farmhouse. Lime mortar repoint to gable end of a property in Wells.

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