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Certificated surveyor in timber and damp in buildings exams

22 Jan 18 by

CSTDB Timber module examination day in South Shields   I was in South Shields today as part of a Property Care Association team of examiners. The PCA group included Mike Bromley and David Hockey.   Our venue was South Tyneside Homes in South Shields, where there were ten staff sitting the timber infestations module of […]

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The Property Care Association conference 2015

28 Jun 15 by

I attended the Property Care Association conference last week. It was the best yet, with five speakers on a wide range of relevant preservation topics. The first was Peter Wilson of The Wood Studio The wood studio is part of the Forest products section of Edinburgh Napier University.His presentation was excellent, filled with great nuggets […]

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Membranes for damp control… the good, the bad and the rotten.

23 Sep 12 by

What has damp-proofing using membranes got to do with Dry Rot?  Read on… This article is about the use of vertical damp-proof membranes in buildings as a way of controlling damp. DPM’s have been used for years under floors and such, but recently they have really taken off for use above ground, just to stop […]

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BT Preservation & Brick-Tie reach 26 years of service

07 Aug 12 by

It’s amazing to think that BT Preservation was incorporated 26 years ago, it seems like yesterday.   Dad, brother Stuart and I wanted to take our damp proofing firm (Yorkshire Dampcourse), into wall ties and we chose to start a new subsidiary. Brick-Tie Limited was the result and soon we started using the trading name […]

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25th aniversary newsletter is full of damp proofing,wall tie and structural repair jobs from 2011

17 Feb 12 by

It’s just over 25 years since I started Brick-Tie and our forth annual newsletter showcases a handfull of jobs done over the past year including specialist structural repairs to commercial buildings, cintec and helifix tie work, conservation work and news on more training and awards for my team. Click here to view pdf.. I’m very […]

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