Evolution of damp diagnosis for residential surveyors

Damp diagnosis conferences nationally   Phew…. Just finished a series of five conferences across England, for residential surveyors. I was just one of five expert speakers, offering continuing professional development to delegates on each day, over several weeks from October to last Tuesday. My presentation was entitled “The evolution of damp diagnosis; surveying and reporting […]

Property Care experts plan industry wide improvements

I spent the day with some leading lights of the Property Care Association this week. The event was a meeting of the PCA examiners and markers from all sections of the PCA. This included the preservation sector for the CSRT (Certificated Surveyor in Remedial Treatments), the Structural waterproofing section CSSW (Certificated surveyor in structural waterproofing), […]

The Property Care Association conference 2015

I attended the Property Care Association conference last week. It was the best yet, with five speakers on a wide range of relevant preservation topics.   The first was Peter Wilson of The Wood Studio   The wood studio is part of the Forest products section of Edinburgh Napier University.His presentation was excellent, filled with […]

Independent damp surveyors, now cowboys too?

Independent damp surveyors – now joined by cowboys.     There was a time when the phrase ‘independent damp surveys’ could be relied on to lead to good diagnosis and the likelihood of a fair damp diagnosis with money saved as a result.   However, the Internet, which we all love, is a great place […]

Goodbye Mould and condensation – with Bpec training

    The reason behind the course – it’s not just about mould and condensation.   Mould and condensation go hand in hand. As an experienced damp surveyor many of the calls I receive are about mould.   Its smelly, spoils decorations and can aggravate poor health conditions. Of course, as I’ve written before, much […]

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