Rising Damp in Swansea
Having surveyed a few houses in and around Swansea, Cardiff, Barry and Chepstow now, the instances of rising damp appear to be rife.
Having surveyed a few houses in and around Swansea, Cardiff, Barry and Chepstow now, the instances of rising damp appear to be rife.
It is always interesting to find snippets of past lives however a recent survey of a terraced house in Glasgow revealed large-scale posters from 1930’s.
I have somehow found myself in a dance competition to be held at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea this Saturday, 19th May, where my wife and I will be dancing a waltz.
Heritage & Design Ltd has been asked to contribute to this years Parliamentary Review to showcase our best practice as a learning tool to the public and private sector.
We all have to have a roof over our heads don’t we? Most of us are lucky that we have, but is it a house or a home?
Damp proofing work not necessary!
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.
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.
Having recently visited many European countries, I saw no evidence of rising damp treatments and, asking, found no issues with dampness period!
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.
7B Perseverance Road
Leominster
Herefordshire
HR6 8QR
Phone: 07944 611844
Email: john@durieheritage.co.uk
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