Mill Cottage, Goring-on-Thames - External Restoration

The Breathable House Company were hired to restore the masonry on this famous riverside property, situated in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

The house was built using a mixture of 17th century handmade and 18th century wire cut bricks, built around an earlier oak timber frame. Cement pointing and its inability to ebb and flow with the seasonal changes of timber, had allowed for the ingression of rainwater in and around the timber frame, as well as causing the soft brickwork to spall. We carefully removed the cement pointing, replaced spalled bricks, cleaned away the remaining ivy spores, repointed in lime mortar and restored some early original lath and plaster, maintaining this wonderful home for many years to come.