I spent the day with some leading lights of the Property Care Association this week. The event was a meeting of the PCA examiners and markers from all sections of the PCA. This included the preservation sector for the CSRT (Certificated Surveyor in Remedial Treatments), the Structural waterproofing section CSSW (Certificated surveyor in structural waterproofing), […]
The Property Care Association conference 2015
28 Jun 15 by
I attended the Property Care Association conference last week. It was the best yet, with five speakers on a wide range of relevant preservation topics. The first was Peter Wilson of The Wood Studio The wood studio is part of the Forest products section of Edinburgh Napier University.His presentation was excellent, filled with […]
CSRT – Why all the fuss?
21 Dec 14 by
CSRT? Certificated Surveyor In remedial treatment. What value is there in the above qualification? Why are some questioning and attacking it’s value? Well, going by recent rants on the interweb, consumers would be forgiven for thinking that there was no value at all in these letters. However, that would be both wrong […]
Thermal imaging for damp diagnosis
07 Dec 14 by
Is thermal imaging helpful for damp diagnosis? This is a question I’ve thought about quite a bit over the past few years. Damp diagnosis is one of my passions so of course the prospect of another damp diagnostic ‘toy’ appealed to me. However, at several thousand pounds for a half-decent model and bearing […]
How to write a damp and timber report (CSRT revision)
05 Oct 14 by
Fundamentals of damp and timber reports (CSRT revision) or, How to write a damp and timber report. This article is for those wishing to produce damp and timber reports of an acceptable standard. Clearly a book could be written on how to write a damp and timber report, but for now I am […]