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.

Making good before Winter

I have just managed to get around to work which I was putting off for years.

Embodied Energy

For those of you who have heard the term ’embodied energy’ here are a couple of examples

Unscrupulous builders or ill-informed home owners?

There’s an on-going discussion on LinkedIn about who is responsible for the amount of inappropriate work being done on old houses.

First blog – from John @ Heritage & Design

Although having lots of information on my website, I have found that some of it is just ranting.