‘Green’ damp solving systems from the ‘Neverlands’ now come with a ‘lifetime’ guarantee. How do you define “lifetime” The inventor’s lifetime? The customer’s lifetime? the lifetime of the house? the installing technician’s? the installing limited company? – or the Daily Star advertising director’s? I don’t know. What I do know is that all companies who […]
Another one bites the dust (or when is a guarantee not a guarantee).
01 Aug 10 by
Oh dear. Another call this week from someone in Leeds, looking for a damp-proofing firm so they can claim on their guarantee. Most companies involved in damp-proofing, timber treatment and basement waterproofing offer some form of guarantee. This may vary in length from 10 years to as long as 30 years. Once issued, the guarantee […]
Property Care Association Flood Remediation course July 2010
26 Jul 10 by
Last Tuesday and Wednesday I attended this two day course at PCA HQ in Huntingdon. Whilst I’ve been involved in a few flood repair jobs, I was keen to learn more, especially following the PCA flood remediation CPD I attended the other week, courtesy of The institute of specialist surveyors and engineers.see this post Some […]
Where do all these damp and timber treatment solutions come from? Can they be relied upon?
20 Jun 10 by
It’s all very well specialist damp-proofing contractors making promises, to solve damp problems and eliminate timber infestations. The thing is though, on what facts are these promises based on? To find out, I spent a couple of days at Safeguard Europe’s UK headquarters in Horsham Sussex. I found the semi-industrial unit on a none descript […]
Doctor Eric’s paper – nails the coffin lid on the rising damp ‘myth’.
15 Jun 10 by
It’s refreshing to know that talented people are working on solving preservation problems. Dr Eric Rirsch’s new paper on the issue is a fascinating and detailed study, which should be at the top of anyones reading list. The most striking thing I found is the way mortar type effects how damp rises. As a surveyor […]