Powis Castle
Powis castle survives as a captivating example of a military stronghold which was preserved and renewed by continual occupation. Its fabric contains architecture of many different periods, beginning with a medieval square keep and stone hall.
At Powis Castle Croft undertook the repair of balustrading to the Sundial Terrace, East Front Portico masonry repairs, internal re-rendering and plaster repairs and repairs to the Coach House and Stable Block parapet.
Repairs included the careful dismantling of existing damaged balustrading and blocking course, effecting repairs and re-fixing using resin fixed dowels and pinning fractures, raking out joints, grouting and re-pointing, cutting out stones, re-fixing or replacing with new, underpinning plinth block foundation stones with new stone on concrete foundation, resin bonded pin repairs, lead cappings to column capitals, taking up and re-laying stone pavings using new and existing flags and effecting stone repairs to steps.
Plaster repairs to the Vaulted Entrance to the Inner Courtyard comprised grouting loose sections of existing render, removing previously applied gypsum plaster and re-plastering with 3 coat lime hair plaster, additional plaster repairs and lime wash decorations. The existing walls to the Internal Rubble Stone Walls of the Portico had had plaster removed in the past. Remedial works comprised the re-plastering of the walls flush with the quoins and dressed stonework and decorating using lime wash.
Repairs were required to the Coach House and Stable Block Balustrade due to there being loose and defective stones, open joint cracking due to movement and settlement and some extremely hard mortar pointing. The parapet coping stones to the merlons were loose in places and the balustrade to the North East and South East needed to be re-fixed. The repairs carried out by Croft included the careful removal and setting aside for re-use all merlon copings, merlons and embrasure copings, cutting out balusters and blocking course and subsequently re-fixing all of the balustrade, effecting repairs and fixing lead flashings and aprons.
Croft carried out further repairs to the Top Terrace Niches. The works comprised the repair of soft red bricks and rendered brick panels with fake brick joints and the repair of stone surround details to 5 Nr niches
Repairs were required to the Coach House and Stable Block Balustrade due to there being loose and defective stones, open joint cracking due to movement and settlement and some extremely hard mortar pointing. The parapet coping stones to the merlons were loose in places and the balustrade to the North East and South East needed to be re-fixed. The repairs carried out by Croft included the careful removal and setting aside for re-use all merlon copings, merlons and embrasure copings, cutting out balusters and blocking course and subsequently re-fixing all of the balustrade, effecting repairs and fixing lead flashings and aprons.
Croft carried out further repairs to the Top Terrace Niches. The works comprised the repair of soft red bricks and rendered brick panels with fake brick joints and the repair of stone surround details to 5 Nr niches.