The Breathable House Company Ltd · Company 13402996
Active, accounts up to date·main contractor & subcontractor·Head office Wallingford
The Breathable House Company specialises in the restoration, refurbishment, and specialist maintenance of period properties. With a team possessing over 150 years of combined experience, we approach each project with a deep understanding of authentic materials and traditional craftsmanship, ensuring the longevity and character of historic buildings. Our expertise extends to providing sustainable, breathable damp proofing solutions designed specifically for older properties, allowing them to breathe and preventing future issues.
We serve as Principal Contractors for listed and historic buildings, overseeing every stage of restoration projects with care and precision. Our services include external lime rendering, lath and board repairs, masonry repairs, carpentry and joinery, sympathetic electrical services, traditional lime plastering, breathable decorating, and high-performance breathable thermal insulation systems. We are accredited installers with Ecological Building Systems, ensuring the highest standards in compatibility with heritage construction methods.
Our commitment to preserving architectural heritage is evident in our work on significant projects such as Wytham Abbey, Lybbes Almshouses, and Frances Geering Almshouses. We also have experience with notable sites including Hogarth's House, Windsor Castle, Nell Gwyn's, and Battersea Power Station. We pride ourselves on using traditional, breathable materials that support the building's health, resolve damp issues, and maintain its historic integrity, all while adhering to best practices in on-site health and safety.
Consulted and delivered a report on the restoration of Wytham Abbey, outlining current condition, necessary repairs, and recommendations for sustainable restoration practices, focusing on preserving historical elements, improving energy efficiency, and ensuring long-term preservation.
Goring-on-Thames
Carrying out a full restoration project, rectifying damp and moisture-related issues arising from inappropriate modern materials, using compatible traditional materials and techniques in line with conservation best practice.
Harwell
Acting as Principal Contractor for the ongoing restoration, including significant external restoration, sensitive façade repairs, and conservation-led detailing, committed to preserving historic integrity and long-term durability.
Chiswick
Entrusted with restoration projects on buildings of significant historical importance.
Entrusted with restoration projects on buildings of significant historical importance.
Entrusted with restoration projects on buildings of significant historical importance.
Entrusted with restoration projects on buildings of significant historical importance.
Wytham Abbey, Lybbes Almshouses, Frances Geering Almshouses, Hogarth's House, Windsor Castle, Nell Gwyn's, Battersea Power Station.
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Specialists in historic building restoration, refurbishment & maintenance. We offer sustainable, breathable damp proofing solutions for period properties. Their listed services include Restoration & heritage, Refurbishment, Damp proofing, Plastering and Carpentry & joinery.
The Breathable House Company Ltd is registered at 15 Benson Lane Crowmash Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8ED, in South East.
The Breathable House Company Ltd states that it works across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire and London.
Accounts filed for the year to 2025 report 3 employees, which places the company in the 1-9 employees band.
The Breathable House Company Ltd does not disclose turnover: UK small-company accounts are not required to. Based on headcount in its filed accounts, turnover is likely to fall between £220k and £580k. This is an estimate, not a filed figure.
Companies House lists The Breathable House Company Ltd as active, with accounts most recently made up to 2025-05-31.
The Breathable House Company Ltd displays SMSTS-certified and Ecological Building Systems on its website.
The Breathable House Company Ltd works in Residential.
The Breathable House Company Ltd was incorporated on 2021-05-17.
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