Last week I was a paying guest at the PCA office in Huntingdon, for the above course. I get down there a lot these days, often just to keep my CPD up to date. This course is new though and I couldn’t miss it. The Course Thermal imaging has been beyond the reach of […]
Condensation and damp workshop with The Property Care Association
01 Oct 11 by
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 […]
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 […]