Repair and Emergency Works

Published 30 October 2025

This guidance has been produced to support owners, managers, insurers and contractors to understand how to repair and dry a historic building after a flood event. This guidance should prevent abortive works being undertaken, and any associated secondary damage from inappropriate works.

For information on what to do after a flood, here are some appropriate resources:

National Flood Forum - What should I do?
BeFloodReady - Immediately after a flood
GOV.UK - How to recover from flooding

Please note: this guidance is currently under review and will be updated in due course.

Emergency Works and Assessment
Information on emergency works and assessment after flooding
Decontamination
Information on decontamination measures after flooding
Repair
Information on appropriate repair methods after flooding
Drying
Information on appropriate drying methods after flooding