Lender accepted damp-proofer’s £12,500 + vat work wasn’t necessary
Damp proofing work not necessary!
Entries by OSD
Property Care Association at their best…
An email from a disgruntled householder who asked for an ‘independent’ survey from a Property Care Association affiliated company that I just had to publish.
LinkedIn Debating….
I usually ignore most of what the waterproofing idiots on the Building Pathology forum on LinkedIn talk about because all they do is rub each other down like Derby Winners.
Rising Damp?
Having recently visited many European countries, I saw no evidence of rising damp treatments and, asking, found no issues with dampness period!
Good Drainage
Very seldom a property which has all the features which would lead me to believe it is going to have ‘issues’, but the absence of defects.
Rising Damp – a great a UK business plan
Most of us know that none of the Government departments that have anything to do with old buildings have anything to do with modern chemical injection and waterproofing either.
New stained glass for Boclair House Hotel
Boclair House, an ex Local Authority office and originally built as the Buchanan Retreat is currently being refurbished by Manor View Hotels to a very high standard.
Maintenance – and the importance thereof….
This is a bit extreme, and I’m sure the owner will forgive me, but this is the result of no maintenance.
Damp Buster – Busted!
I completed an inspection of on-going dampness for a client after work was done by a national damp-proofing chemical sales company appeared to have failed.
Importance of Getting the Correct Advice
I always tell people that I understand that you have to trust the information you receive from a tradesman, but that is really to prevent myself from miscalling their poor decisions.
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