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25th aniversary newsletter is full of damp proofing,wall tie and structural repair jobs from 2011

17 Feb 12 by

It’s just over 25 years since I started Brick-Tie and our forth annual newsletter showcases a handfull of jobs done over the past year including specialist structural repairs to commercial buildings, cintec and helifix tie work, conservation work and news on more training and awards for my team. Click here to view pdf.. I’m very […]

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Tanking: I miss you so much…..

06 Dec 10 by

Ever had your cellar tanked? How about your basement? Wine cellar?…..garage? I used to do ‘tanking’ years ago, all over Yorkshire.  Now of course I ‘do’ basement waterproofing of type A or C. I enjoyed tanking; doing it and reading about it and talking about it too. From Hebden Bridge to Barnsley; Leeds to Harrogate…and […]

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Capillary active waterproofing? (for concrete).

27 Oct 10 by

Concrete is not generally waterproof.  Pores and cracks within will let water through and the age old problem is how to stop it. Most methods involve sticking a layer of something other than concrete on one side of the slab/wall or another.  Usually these are bitumen based, with little affinity for damp concrete.  Applying them […]

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Type A waterproofing to BS8102 – here’s how.

18 Aug 10 by

Well, before any waterproofing is done, there’s obviously a design stage, so strictly speaking I’ve jumped the gun here – going directly to the business of actually waterproofing the building. As with all materials used for type A waterproofing, the preparation is key to success.  Skimp on the prep’ and the project will fail.  This […]

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Using a membrane behind dry-linings, as a damp-proofing method needs thought….

15 Aug 10 by

As a damp proofing specialist I regularly use membranes to avoid damp.  However, the use of cavity drain membranes is increasing and on many occasions I find that they are incorrectly specified and cause problems. This is not the fault of the materials, merely poor knowledge of the specifyer.  Sometimes a builder, sometimes a customer […]

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