On balance I’d agree that the growth of cavity drain membrane has certainly reduced the demand for Type A ‘tanked’ solutions on basement waterproofing. However, I’m seeing my purchasing of cementitious and bituminous materials growing steadily. Of course CDM’s offer a fast and reliable way of protecting below ground structures from ground water and I […]
Hard cement pointing can destroy stone buildings within a few decades
12 May 12 by
It’s a sad irony that within 100 years of the introduction of cement and its complete dominance in new buildings, that the downside should be the destruction of buildings which have stood for hundreds of years; well before cement was invented. Cement is a truly wonderful product, easy to use, forgiving and offering incredible […]
BT Preservation Property Care Association member
02 May 12 by
BT Preservation – History BT Preservation is one of the trading names of my company, Brick-Tie Limited. I started Brick-Tie limited with my Dad and Brother back in 1986. Brick-Tie limited was to be the wall tie corrosion subsidiary of our family damp proofing firm, Yorkshire Dampcourse and Woodwork co limited. BT Preservation trades to this […]
Brick-Tie have a day out wall tie surveying with Safeguard.
22 Apr 12 by
I enjoyed the company of Hudson Lambert and Robert Deary for a day of wall tie surveying in Leeds last week. Hudson is Managing Director of Safeguard Europe, who are a leading manufacturer, developer and distributor of waterproofing and preservation products. Robert Deary is his Northern Area sales manager. I’ve done good business with Safeguard […]
Bricklayers are not remedial wall tie technicians
11 Apr 12 by
This past week I was involved in a remedial wall tie installation on a prestigious brand new building, which is not yet complete. Surprisingly the need for wall tie installation on new and fairly new buildings is more common than many would expect. Reasons for this include: new wall ties missed during the bricklaying; […]