I mentioned last November that I’d bought a new paraglider – a lovely Gin Sprint. It’s an intermediate glider, whereas my old one was a beginners wing. I managed to get it out of the bag again last Thursday after waiting on Bradwell Edge in the Peaks, without any joy, the previous Saturday. Anyway, Chris […]
Archives for March 2011
The Leeds Estate Agents, Surveyors and Valuers Association annual luncheon; a room full of winners.
20 Mar 11 by
I spent last Friday afternoon at the Hilton Hotel in the centre of Leeds. David Grindrod, of well known Leeds Chartered Surveyors, Wardle Grindrod, kindly invited me as his guest – along with Eddie Lumley of St James’s Place Partnership; financial consultant and Karen Conway of Wrigleys Solicitors. David’s office administrators Carol and Hilary completed […]
Damp. The (very) basic guide. part 3
16 Mar 11 by
Now that you have read part 1 and part 2, we can move onto more problematical damp. This is rising damp. Despite what some daft journalists and conservationists say, it’s very common. However, it is also often misdiagnosed and I’d say that quite a few expensive damp courses are installed when they needn’t be (I […]
Customer satisfaction = joy
15 Mar 11 by
This is a bit off the preservation topic, though it still involves my work. I had a long and busy day surveying today, around Leeds mainly, looking at rising damp, wet rot and wall tie corrosion. The traffic was awful. The following is copy of a letter that came in the post whilst I was […]
Micro-drilling construction timbers. How and why it works.
12 Mar 11 by
Wet Rot. Dry Rot, beetle infestations. All real problems in construction timbers. In most cases diagnosis and estimation of the extent of the problem is easy; a torch and a screwdriver being all the tools needed, by any half-decent timber infestation surveyor. However, when large section timbers, valuable historic members or restricted access is concerned, […]