Archives for 2018

A RESPONSE TO THE REPLY To Graham Coleman FROM ARCHIMETRICS LTD CONCERNING THEIR REPORT

A guest post from Graham Coleman regarding the SPAB building condition survey 2017 by Archimetrics LTD with reply on their observations of the review Graham carried out.   A RESPONSE TO THE REPLY FROM ARCHIMETRICS LTD CONCERNING THEIR REPORT My response to each section of the reply, where appropriate, is given in bold italics: The […]

SOME OBSERVATIONS OF THE SPAB RESEARCH REPORT 2. THE SPAB BUILDING PERFORMANCE SURVEY 2016 INTERIM REPORT: 2017

A guest post by Graham Coleman. SOME OBSERVATIONS OF THE SPAB RESEARCH REPORT 2. THE SPAB BUILDING PERFORMANCE SURVEY 2016 INTERIM REPORT: 2017 Introduction: The report ‘The SPAB Building Performance Survey 2016 Interim Report: 2017’ was first made available last year. Having first taken a quick glance at its contents it became apparently clear there […]

The Viscous fingering red herring

  Viscous fingering and its misinterpretation Introduction. Chemical DPC’s have been used and misused for decades. There are very many reasons for this. However, now it’s come to building professionals raising the question; do chemical DPC’s work and is there such a thing as rising damp? This post doesn’t answer these questions; to ask them […]

Certificated surveyor in timber and damp in buildings exams

CSTDB Timber module examination day in South Shields   I was in South Shields today as part of a Property Care Association team of examiners. The PCA group included Mike Bromley and David Hockey.   Our venue was South Tyneside Homes in South Shields, where there were ten staff sitting the timber infestations module of […]

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