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Two days and seven damp and wall tie surveys done…it’s picking up folks.

10 Feb 10 by

Well it’s Wednesday and already my surveys completed include: Damp problems in a rented house in Sheffield (recommended by a friend) Wall tie corrosion on a large semi in Sheffield (found me on the net) Dampness in Harrogate (An existing client) Wall tie corrosion in Ben Ryding (Recommended by a friend) Wall tie corrosion in […]

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The house that Jack built

03 Feb 10 by

I was asked to carry out a timber survey on a house in Leeds. On arrival (Tuesday), I found that the ground floors were concrete beams, with timber boards shot fired on top.  I didn’t want to lift boards as it can be a problem nailing them back. Anyway, I found a small board which […]

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Alan Pettingale pays me a visit.

31 Jan 10 by

Well, this Sunday was a laugh for sure. Alan and I go back over twenty years.  We first met when I was franchising the Brick-Tie business back in 1987. Alan bought the Humberside Brick-Tie franchise and was by far the most enthusiastic member of the Brick-Tie team for quite a time. Alan wasn’t from a […]

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‘Hands on’ community training centre opening day

31 Jan 10 by

I had a nice couple of hours on Friday, attending the opening of a new training centre for the Chapeltown community, in Leeds. A dilapidated building was bought for Latch (Leeds Action to Create Homes), and they have transformed it into a bright new resource for local people. I was invited because we’d been involved […]

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PCA Structural Waterproofing Group & BS8102

28 Jan 10 by

Today marked a really great moment for the group.  I attended a meeting in Birmingham where the members talked about the future of waterproofing, CSSW and the new revised BS8102 standard. Steve Hodgson (PCA technical Director),  gave a really good presentation on the standard, outlining the many differences between the old and new.  BS8102 has […]

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