What has damp-proofing using membranes got to do with Dry Rot? Read on… This article is about the use of vertical damp-proof membranes in buildings as a way of controlling damp. DPM’s have been used for years under floors and such, but recently they have really taken off for use above ground, just to stop […]
Archives for 2012
Nebosh class of september 2012 with Don and Nigel
06 Sep 12 by
Good luck to all – exam day tomorrow!
Chemical Damp proofing reliability (how DryZone changed the rules)
19 Aug 12 by
Warning this post is a bit long (but worth it) . What does chemical DPC injection entail? Well, it’s very simple; masonry is porous and most of it readily absorbs water. There is a tendency for any wall to ‘wick-up’ water from the ground it is built into. We’ve all seen the effects.; Rising Damp. […]
Wall tie replacement and Damp proofing is noisy work. How noisy?
12 Aug 12 by
Okay so this is a technical blog on preservation which includes damp proofing and wall tie replacement, but noise, what’s that got to do with it? I’m just over half way through my Nebosh (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health), general certificate course and for a bit of study I carried out a […]
BT Preservation & Brick-Tie reach 26 years of service
07 Aug 12 by
It’s amazing to think that BT Preservation was incorporated 26 years ago, it seems like yesterday. Dad, brother Stuart and I wanted to take our damp proofing firm (Yorkshire Dampcourse), into wall ties and we chose to start a new subsidiary. Brick-Tie Limited was the result and soon we started using the trading name […]