S2. Ep 2. In conversation with Philip Gaches from Gaches Traditional Plasterers
Description
In this episode I am joined by Philip Gaches from Gaches
Traditional Plasterers. A family owned business offering conservation services in historic plasterwork drawing on over 75 years of experience working in the conservation of plaster internally and externally.
They have worked on some incredible buildings including a few you may have heard of such as Strawberry Hill House, a Gothick Revival property in London where they led the complete replastering of the exterior.
Apethorpe Palace which is a Grade 1 listed country house under the care of English Heritage where they worked on the ceiling and coving in the library to reinstate it and Hardwick Hall an Elizabethan National Trust property to name a few.
We talk about apprenticeships and how they have changed during Philips working lifetime along with some incredible advice on how to get into specialist plaster work.
We get into common themes and misconceptions relating to plastering and get a bit scientific when it comes what it is made from and some potentially surprising ingredients and the way carbon and CO2 comes into it.
Philip also shares advice on how to care for a traditional
property, especially if you are needing help.
It will be an interesting listen, especially for anyone
wanting to get into working in such a specialist industry and anyone else either embarking on a project and is looking for some guidance or you are interested in older properties.
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