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Micro-drilling construction timbers. How and why it works.

12 Mar 11 by

Wet Rot. Dry Rot, beetle infestations.  All real problems in construction timbers.  In most cases diagnosis and estimation of the extent of the problem is easy; a torch and a screwdriver being all the tools needed, by any half-decent timber infestation surveyor. However, when large section timbers, valuable historic members or restricted access is concerned, […]

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Property Care Association Thermography day.

10 Mar 11 by

Having had my appetite for this subject wetted, by a course with the National Flood School, I spent a morning at the PCA thermography day in Huntingdon this week. PCA general manager Steve Hodgson sat at the back of a room which was full of the usual suspects; those PCA members who never tire of […]

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Electrical moisture meters – some basics.

29 Jan 11 by

I love my moisture meter. The one I use most of the time is a General Electric MMS.  This is a multi function unit, with conductivity and radio frequency mode.  It also has air temperature, humidity and surface temperature modes, with firmware that calculates dew points. Data can be saved and downloaded to a PC […]

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Surveyors! Do you fancy taking part in a national study on condensation?

28 Dec 10 by

The Property Care Association and Graham Colman of Remedial technical services have some interesting research in progress. This is a study of the vapour pressure differentials inside randomly chosen homes around the UK, compared to external measurements. Condensation problems are common and seem to be growing. Those of us involved in condensation and mould control […]

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Tanking: I miss you so much…..

06 Dec 10 by

Ever had your cellar tanked? How about your basement? Wine cellar?…..garage? I used to do ‘tanking’ years ago, all over Yorkshire.  Now of course I ‘do’ basement waterproofing of type A or C. I enjoyed tanking; doing it and reading about it and talking about it too. From Hebden Bridge to Barnsley; Leeds to Harrogate…and […]

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