Damp Specialist or Anti-Damp-Specialist Damp Specialist?

  Thank you for looking in Paul – I appreciate your input. I’ve looked at your site from a damp specialist view and there is lots of great information there – well done. (for those who don’t know Paul he replied to another post and raised a point about the moisture meter debate… here).   […]

RICS members get the damp and timber surveying treatment via Blue Box Partnership

  I was able to join Blue Box for two of their training events this past few weeks. Blue Box are very active in providing up to date and relevant CPD training for RICS members, usually by RICS members. This time I was along to take one of the CPD slots with a presentation on […]

Property Care Association AGM and speaker program 25/4/13

  The Property Care Association Annual conference and speaker program   Last Thursday I was in Leicester for the PCA AGM and speaker program. This annual event is the focus of the entire industry and it was another great event. .  . Four speakers were laid on during the morning, prior to the AGM:   […]

Rising Damp for beginners – how serious is a rising damp diagnosis

  Rising Damp for beginners (and homeowners). So someone says your house has rising damp? . This isn’t a post about whether you have rising damp or not, that’s already been done before.  What this post is about is a very basic explanation of what rising damp is and how it happens, what it can […]

Property Care Association course – timber identification for surveyors

A great day of learning at the Property Care HQ – as usual!   The PCA have a great suite of courses in timber infestation and damp diagnosis. Dry Rot, wet rots and all woodworm species are covered. This year the program has been strengthened with a course dedicated to the visual identification of timber […]

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