Tag: DAMP PROOFING WILTSHIRE
Very Expensive Damp Repair
It isn’t unusual for a property to be suffering from visible rising damp symptoms. Unfortunately it isn’t unusual for some surveyors to not follow the recommend guidance in BS 6576, and eliminate all potential causes […]
Rising damp, prove it……………..
This is some very basic stuff showing diagrams that visually explain damp issues that just drilling a new damp proof will not solve. It is well documented in BRE Digest 245, BS 6576, BS 5250, […]
Do I need a damp proof course, or is it a condensation issue?
I was recently asked to survey a property that had dampness issues internally. I was informed that a ‘damp specialist’ had already visited the property, and had diagnosed rising damp issues and recommended a chemical […]
A review and opinion of performance data relating to an environmentally controlled damp-proofing system
A review and opinion of performance data relating to an environmentally controlled damp-proofing system 1. INTRODUCTION: In recent years there has been some significant advertising in the national press about a Patented, damp proofing system […]
Dryrod damp proofing system
Safeguards Dryrod system is relatively new to the market and has added a more user friendly approach compared to other systems. Unfortunately though just installing a diy DryRod will not necessarily fix the problem. Often […]
Nuaire Drimaster Positive input ventilation reviews
This is a little case study review of a Nuaire Drimaster positive input ventilation system, why it didn’t work and there continued to be a condensation and mould problem. First of all I was told […]
Independent damp specialist consultant
Our surveyor Ross Charters also offers his services as an independent damp and timber specialist consultant. Customers are offered to take advantage of our surveyors vast experience in damp and timber defects where we can carry […]
Rising damp is a myth…You may think so if you read the book, now read this and decide!
A REVIEW OF JEFF HOWELL’S BOOK ‘THE RISING DAMP MYTH’ From ‘The Rising Damp Myth’ by Jeff Howell “For the fact that rising damp is a mythical building defect, which only came to widespread prominence […]
How high can rising damp rise?
Rising damp is my favourite subject and as a damp surveyor i’m always looking for great pictures of rising damp and the highest height of rise. I was recently called out to a property just […]
Should a speedy meter-carbide meter be used for quantitative damp diagnosis on site?
This is written as simply as possible, more for the general public to understand, and is to try and educate them on the speedy meter, and how it can – and is used incorrectly. The […]
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