The projects providing knowledge in „Traditional Carpentry Techniques” had been the starting point of European Heritage Volunteers’ volunteering and educational activities. Originally coming from this professional background and having started its work while saving abandoned heritage sites in rural areas from decay by firstly restoring their roof constructions and roofs European Heritage Volunteers sees traditional carpentry still as an important field of volunteering and heritage-linked education.
The particular topic of the projects is answering to the needs of endangered heritage sites and so changing from season to season. So, in the last years there had been carried out different projects as the restoration of the historical roof construction of a church from 13th century, the restoration of the roof construction of a Renaissance castle from 16th century including the ceiling system with its baroque paintings, the restoration and the static strengthening of a classicistic roof construction having been dramatically endangered by unprofessional constructive changes during the 19th and 20th century and others.
When restoring historical wooden constructions in line with accepted conservation practices European Heritage Volunteers is concerned with slow, careful repairs using suitable materials and considers carefully the original structures even when this entails more work. For example, historic timber joints are preferred over the use of metal connecting elements and the works are carried out with great care down to the smallest details so that a repaired roof construction loses none of its original constructive and aesthetic quality.
Kenozero National Park - Gorbachikha Village / Arkhangelsk Region
RUSSIA
Volunteering Project 2021
World Heritage site Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Landscape - Markus Röhling Mine Frohnau / Saxony
GERMANY
Volunteering Project 2021
Schlierbach Monastery / Upper Austria
AUSTRIA
Training Course 2021
Tappo water mill and dam - Kimito island / Anoland Region
FINLAND
Volunteering Project 2021
Lohra Castle / Thuringia
GERMANY
Volunteering Project 2021
Ensemble of the fortified church Movile / Sibiu County
ROMANIA
Volunteering Project 2021
Ensemble of the fortified church Hosman / Sibiu County
ROMANIA
Volunteering Project 2021
World Heritage site Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Landscape - Altenberg & Zinnwald / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Kenozero National Park / Archangelsk Region
RUSSIA
Past Volunteering Project
St. Mary's Church at Maligrad Island / Korca Region
ALBANIA
Past Volunteering Project
Düppel Museum Viillage / Berlin
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Erxleben / Sachsen-Anhalt
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Freiberg, Ore Mountains Cultural Landscape / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Quedlinburg & Halberstadt / Sachsen-Anhalt
GERMANY
Past Training Course
Kauppila Farm Museum Laitilla / Finland Proper Region
FINLAND
Past Volunteering Project
Markus Röhling Mine Annaberg-Buchholz, Ore Mountains Cultural Landscape / Saxony
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Himara / Vlora Region
ALBANIA
Past Volunteering Project
Gantikow Manor / Brandenburg
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project
Stone Age Park Albersdorf / Schleswig-Holstein
GERMANY
Past Volunteering Project