A music room in Leeds. A domestic basement waterproofing job illustrates the gulf between unqualified waterproofing ‘specialists’ and trained PCA Structural Waterproofing Group members. My client bought a fine Victorian terrace with a basement already converted as a snug. There were no guarantees and at first glance the room looked very nice and seemed the […]
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When basement waterproofing goes wrong
23 Jan 10 by Dry Rot
Filed Under: Damp, Surveying, Waterproofing Tagged With: CSSW, Waterproofing
Damp – on walls, on floors – in houses.
13 Jan 10 by Dry Rot
Damp is a four letter work nobody wants to hear. We all use it, but it can mean so many different things to different people: Stained walls and ceilings Salty masonry and plaster Peeling paint Musty odours Rotten skirting and …mould. In reality, all of these are just symptoms, produced by moisture, being in the […]
Filed Under: Condensation, Damp, Rising Damp, Salt Damp, Surveying Tagged With: csrt, Damp, PCA
Damp houses dressed up as dry houses?
30 Dec 09 by Dry Rot
They are still out there; the ‘property dressers’ that is. These people call themselves ‘property developers’, which implies that they improve or even make something. If this means they make money for themselves, too right – if it means they renovate or physically improve property, well, that’s not always the case. Just before the Christmas break […]