Historic Brickwork

Consultancy	Site visits, reports and specifications for Historic, Decorative, Post-war Modern and New Build Brickwork. including specialist pointing, jointing, re-pointing, craftsmanship, failure, repair, restoration, conservation, cleaning methods Clients include: English Heritage National Trust Historic Royal Palaces Royal Admiralty Mesick, Cohen, Wilson, Baker, Architects, USA National Park Service, USA Savannah Coastal Heritage Society, USA Office of the Public Works, Republic of Ireland World Monuments Fund Port Sunlight Chatham Dockyard Local Authority Conservation Departments and many other architectural & surveying practices and home owners too numerous to mention
Lectures	Includes historic brickwork repair, conservation, limes, lime mortars, historical development of English brickwork, tuck pointing, gauged brickwork, craft education and training, philosophy of repair, historic methods of jointing and pointing Clients include: Weald and Downland Open Air Museum Eminent English Universities Contact Property Training National Heritage Training Group CITB/Construction Skills Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Conservation Group Historic Royal Palaces English Heritage Local Authority Conservation Officers Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Building Limes Forum International Trades Education Symposium Kentucky Heritage Council American College of the Building Arts National Trust Dublin Civic Trust and many other institutions ranging from heritage bodies to local history groups
Masterclasses	A vast offering of master class topics are offered on any aspect of historic brickwork and associated subjects for clients wishing to gain an appreciation of the skills, craftsmanship and knowledge behind s the construction of some of the UK's finest and most significant historic brickwork
Practical Tuition	Practical courses are available in all aspects of brickwork and associated subject areas, offered via the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum or as private bespoke workshop tuition in Gerard's workshop
Expert Witness	Gerard is experienced in, and can offer expert witness services, to legal practices on dispute, impasse or loss in any field related to Historic, Decorative, Post-war Modern, brickwork, its craftsmanship - quality and ability.
Product Evaluation	Gerard provides independent product evaluation for a range of companies with products aligned to the building craft, to ensure that they are field tested by him and competent craftspeople whose valuable feedback is encompassed in to the product design and marketing process
Brickwork Commissions	Due to increased demand over the year, Gerard rarely undertakes site based work, unless it is a specialist brickwork project requiring his unique set of skills. He accepts commissions for gauged brickwork carving and is currently working on a crest for the Virginia Lime Works, USA.
Author	Gerard is a prolific technical author for a number of publishers including Donhead and Elsevier, having produced numerous publications and peer reviewed papers and articles as well as consumer features in monthly periodicals in the UK and USA
Television	Gerard's talent as a natural presenter has been utilised on a number of mainstream television programmes, including BBC, Wall to Wall, ITV, How London was Built , Discovery Home & Leisure, The House, he has also worked in an advisory capacity for the behind the scenes work for a number of TV series.