THE OLD HOUSE CONSULTANCY - Key Persons

Marianne has developed a practical approach to repair through many years of working ‘hands-on'. She is dedicated to the philosophy of ‘repair' rather than ‘replace', retaining the integrity of an old house, with all its imperfections! She enjoys the challenge of ‘reworking' buildings with poor internal layouts, and using good design to problem solve and update tired interiors. She is particularly interested in using lime mortars, lime plasters and traditional paints to give buildings an authentic finish and intrinsic beauty. She spends much of her time reversing the mistakes of the last 30 years, reinstating traditional joinery and finishes, and removing cement to allow old buildings to ‘breathe'. Marianne is particularly interested in improving energy efficiency without compromising historic fabric. Marianne offers a friendly and flexible service, for domestic projects of any size. Having repaired three homes of her own, she has a good eye for detail and understands just how a 21st century old house should work!