Whilst we are nearing the end of the flight season for Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum, the holes the buggers make don’t heal up and you’ll come across them all year round. Above – Fresh flight holes in the back of […]
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 […]
Damp and Timber CPD with ARC Engineers of Leeds
30 Aug 11 by
I spent an hour or two with Andrew Rimmington and the engineering staff of ARC engineers, in Morley, Leeds earlier today . Andrew is a keen supporter of continuous professional development and as he said to me today “We don’t do damp and timber surveys, but we need to know what’s involved and what […]
Cavity wall tie surveys require more than a boroscope – some diligence and integrity is required!
10 Aug 11 by
I was called to a property in the roundhay area of Leeds a few weeks back. The very large detached house is divided into three flats, each quite large in itself. One of the flat owners was in the process of buying a second apartment from an existing neighbour. Their transaction stalled when a survey […]