Waterproofing lift pits – David Cook’s view

Lift Pit Waterproofing Discussion Paper   The author Dave Cook is the Managing director and senior surveyor of Cook Group Ltd. He has been in the preservation & waterproofing industry since 1986. He has the C.S.R.T & C.S.S.W qualifications and is also an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Building (ACIOB). Dave is also […]

Property Care Association AGM and speaker program 25/4/13

  The Property Care Association Annual conference and speaker program   Last Thursday I was in Leicester for the PCA AGM and speaker program. This annual event is the focus of the entire industry and it was another great event. .  . Four speakers were laid on during the morning, prior to the AGM:   […]

Basement waterproofing in new buildings; caustic hazards

  A recent small accident, on one of my basement waterproofing jobs highlights a health and safety risk, which may be underplayed on these projects, particularly on new build basement waterproofing sites.   The case of the Bloodshot eye During installation of a pumping station in a new-build basement, a small jet of water from […]

Membranes for damp control… the good, the bad and the rotten.

What has damp-proofing using membranes got to do with Dry Rot?  Read on… This article is about the use of vertical damp-proof membranes in buildings as a way of controlling damp. DPM’s have been used for years under floors and such, but recently they have really taken off for use above ground, just to stop […]

BT Preservation & Brick-Tie reach 26 years of service

It’s amazing to think that BT Preservation was incorporated 26 years ago, it seems like yesterday.   Dad, brother Stuart and I wanted to take our damp proofing firm (Yorkshire Dampcourse), into wall ties and we chose to start a new subsidiary. Brick-Tie Limited was the result and soon we started using the trading name […]

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