Now that you have read part 1 and part 2, we can move onto more problematical damp. This is rising damp. Despite what some daft journalists and conservationists say, it’s very common. However, it is also often misdiagnosed and I’d say that quite a few expensive damp courses are installed when they needn’t be (I […]
Electrical Moisture meters in building surveys; unnecessary? or Essential?
05 Dec 10 by
Every surveyor I’ve ever met owns an electrical moisture meter. It makes me think; what did surveyors do before these arrived? The short answer is that they used their eyes. Were their survey reports wrong as a result? I doubt it. So what is the point of these expensive and maligned gadgets? To answer this […]
The imaginary world of the Rising Damp myth mongers and why they can never accept the truth….
27 Nov 10 by
‘Rising damp’ used to be free of contention; it was there or it wasn’t. Nowadays there are some who say it is never there…..and it never was there. How can this have happened? Were all those who thought it existed wrong? Are those who say that Rising damp “is as rare as rocking horse shit”, […]
Green Damp-proofing system seen stopping damp rising up through windows….
12 Aug 10 by
Dry Rot is ill, this is Doctor Hindlefokker, sitting in for him. The well documented problem of damp, rising up through vindows and frames, then up through zee lintls and such is a thing of the past. As can be seen in the image below, damp can be removed from zee vall over zee lintel […]
Property Care Association Flood Remediation course July 2010
26 Jul 10 by
Last Tuesday and Wednesday I attended this two day course at PCA HQ in Huntingdon. Whilst I’ve been involved in a few flood repair jobs, I was keen to learn more, especially following the PCA flood remediation CPD I attended the other week, courtesy of The institute of specialist surveyors and engineers.see this post Some […]