Condensation problems are growing, as are mould issues and complaints. Those of us involved in damp diagnosis sometimes use data logging equipment to measure humidity and temperature in and outside houses, to help build a picture of why condensation and mould is happening. I use Lascar data loggers and have just bought Lascar’s latest offering; […]
Part 1 of a review of Caoimhin Connell’s presentation to the Property Care Association
22 Nov 11 by
November 15th 2011 and I was down at Huntingdon racecourse for the long awaited presentation by Caoimhin Connell. Caoimhin is an experienced and eminent occupational hygienist from the US and was a guest of the Property Care Association. He came over to talk to us about moulds because many of us openly admitted that we […]
Certificated Surveyor In Remedial Treatments (CSRT); A chartered surveyor’s view.
03 Nov 11 by
George Dunnett’s experience with the CSRT Course run by the PCA About the author. I am a Chartered Surveyor working in North London and currently undertake residential mortgage valuations and Homebuyer Surveys. Early in the year I decided to study for the Certified Surveyor in Remedial Treatment qualification (CSRT), run by the Property […]
Damp, wall ties, waterproofing, woodworm, dry rot, wet rot,structural repairs…yes, all that and more!
16 Oct 11 by
My day job is managing director of Brick-Tie Preservation, a firm I started 25 years ago. I have no sentimental attachment to the firm as an entity, but I do have a profound attachment to my lads and the girls who form the business. We spent all day last Friday together, at my unit in […]
Electronic Damp/Moisture meters and foil backing; an example
11 Oct 11 by
For those with even a passing interest in damp surveying, reports of electronic moisture meters being ‘fooled’ by all sorts of strange phenomenon are bound to surface. Salts are one such condition, foil backed wallpaper being another. I find that the most of these are overblown, with too much emphasis given to these quite rare […]