My day job is managing director of Brick-Tie Preservation, a firm I started 25 years ago. I have no sentimental attachment to the firm as an entity, but I do have a profound attachment to my lads and the girls who form the business. We spent all day last Friday together, at my unit in […]
Damp, wall ties, waterproofing, woodworm, dry rot, wet rot,structural repairs…yes, all that and more!
16 Oct 11 by
Electronic Damp/Moisture meters and foil backing; an example
11 Oct 11 by
For those with even a passing interest in damp surveying, reports of electronic moisture meters being ‘fooled’ by all sorts of strange phenomenon are bound to surface. Salts are one such condition, foil backed wallpaper being another. I find that the most of these are overblown, with too much emphasis given to these quite rare […]
Condensation and damp workshop with The Property Care Association
01 Oct 11 by
Last Tuesday I spent the day at The Property Care Association’s HQ in Huntingdon. The subject was damp and condensation. Graham Coleman spent the morning presenting a detailed class on sources of damp, salts and general basic science related to rising damp. In the afternoon we concentrated on condensation; diagnosis and effects. As usual […]
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 […]