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Successful Remedial Wall Tie installation.

How to succeed when installing remedial wall ties. There are many reasons why it may be necessary to carry out remedial wall tie installation. The most common reason is wall tie corrosion, where the original wall ties were inadequately protected against rusting. Poor galvanising and the use of bitumen paints was dealt with in the […]

A RESPONSE TO THE REPLY To Graham Coleman FROM ARCHIMETRICS LTD CONCERNING THEIR REPORT

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The Preservation expert - Bryan Hindle

Welcome to Dry Rot's preservationexpert blog. Here you will find information and articles on a wide range of building preservation problems and detailed insights into the world of damp-proofing, damp diagnosis, wall tie corrosion, structural repairs and, surveying buildings for these … [Read More...]

Copyright © 2010 Preservation Expert. Legal Stuff: All the advice and information in the posts on my blog is made in good faith and is based on my experience and knowledge at the time of writing. However, nobody is infallible and whilst I’m confident that most of what I write about preservation issues is accurate, there’s a good chance there’ll be an error or two somewhere. I do change my mind about stuff, as I gain more experience. In view of this you must make your own decisions on whether to follow any advice I write and think about this; I could be wrong. No responsibility will be accepted by the author for any losses anyone may suffer as a result of any mistake or for the consequence of any action you take as a result of reading this blog. If you do suffer a loss, resulting from anything I’ve written, a verbal heartfelt apology will be your only compensation.