The best building preservation company’s meet up. Leading building preservation specialists attended the Property Care Association (PCA), Northern regional meeting in Manchester yesterday. These regional meetings are a chance for PCA members to hear what the PCA is up to on their behalf and share ideas and best practice in building preservation. PCA chairman, […]
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PCA conference 2016
15 May 16 by
What a PCA conference it was! CEO Stephen Hodgson was able to tell delegates that the PCA is in great shape (as if we didn’t know). Over the past year PCA has delivered 2000 days of training and membership is growing well above 400 firms and individuals. Great stuff. Great speakers from across the […]
Relative humidity and vapour pressure – which is best?
14 Dec 15 by
Time for a chat about humidity and the internal environment. A student asked me the other day “Why would I need to find out the vapour pressure in a house, when I already have the Relative Humidity”? A great question and one which others have asked, so I thought I’d explain the […]
Goodbye Mould and condensation – with Bpec training
25 Jan 15 by
The reason behind the course – it’s not just about mould and condensation. Mould and condensation go hand in hand. As an experienced damp surveyor many of the calls I receive are about mould. Its smelly, spoils decorations and can aggravate poor health conditions. Of course, as I’ve written before, much […]
My council house is damp – what can I do about it?
16 Mar 14 by
This post is a very basic guide I have written to help tenants and homeowners with mould related damp problems. You don’t need any technical knowledge to understand this stuff. I meet lots of people who are pulling their hair out over mould and really – once you have a handle on why it happens […]