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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 […]

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Why are these basement conversions so bad? And, is there anything we can do about it?

09 Jun 10 by

Lately I have been looking at quite a few converted basements in and around Leeds.  Many are in terraced housing, back-to-backs, and such.  Conversions are attractive on these smaller dwellings, especially if the project adds an extra bedroom or two. Add student letting into the equation and there is a real financial benefit in squeezing […]

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Flood remediation – CPD

30 Apr 10 by

The other Friday night I joined a band of waterproofing specialists, damp proofing specialists and drying companies at a CPD on this subject.  As I looked around at a mix of guys, who ought to be at home with their families, I had to halt growing derision , what on earth was I doing there […]

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How a sump and pump keeps a basement conversion dry (Type C waterproofing)

22 Mar 10 by

A Type C cavity drain membrane waterproofing system cannot hope to work without some means of taking water away.  If water builds up a head against the membrane – IT WILL FAIL. Gravity drainage works well, where it can be used, but for many occasions a sump is needed, with one or more pumps to […]

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This is Type C Cavity Drain protection to BS8102

10 Feb 10 by

For those who don’t really get a chance to see what this method of waterproofing involves, I’ve shot this short video on a site earlier today on a basement waterproofing site in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire..  It shows an existing basement room with the CDM and drainage in place – only the floor membrane is […]

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