Last Tuesday I spent the day at The Property Care Association’s HQ in Huntingdon. The subject was damp and condensation. Graham Coleman spent the morning presenting a detailed class on sources of damp, salts and general basic science related to rising damp. In the afternoon we concentrated on condensation; diagnosis and effects. As usual […]
A trip around Envirovent’s Harrogate facility
24 Sep 11 by
I enjoyed a trip around Envirovent’s base in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, the other day. Envirovent North’s Owner, Stuart Wright, invited me and was clearly very proud to show me around. I was surprised to find that the building houses an assembly plant, where the company’s range of Positive Input Ventilation, extraction fans and heat exchangers […]
Property Care Association Northern regional meeting 2011
24 Sep 11 by
This week saw the northern meeting of the PCA members take place in Blackburn, Lancashire. The PCA is the only credible trade association for damp and timber specialists in the UK. Members include contractors (like me), and independent surveyors and consultants. Manufacturers of the materials we use can also join. Anyway, this wasn’t just a […]
Woodworm in houses–some timber survey tips.
23 Sep 11 by
Whilst we are nearing the end of the flight season for Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum, the holes the buggers make don’t heal up and you’ll come across them all year round. Above – Fresh flight holes in the back of […]
Damp stains on a chimney breast and adjacent ceiling – It may be salts.
23 Sep 11 by
I’m finding that the number of enquiries relating to damp stains on chimneys is on the up. The common complaint is that the roofer has either fixed the stack or the flashing, but the damp still comes in. Usually the roofer has been back a couple of times or three and still the problems […]