Winter Home Maintenance Checklist
Winter Maintenance Checklist As the darker nights draw in, follow our simple 5-step checklist to prevent potential future problems with your property. Drains Make sure drains remain clear of leaves and other declutter your gutters, roof, and chimney stacks . . . It’s WINTER! Bris enables water to escape from a building quickly, particularly during…
Dry Rot? Mistaken Identity – Part 2
We received a call last Friday from a family in Kent requesting urgent assistance as their builder had discovered “dry rot” and as he was unfamiliar with this and it was not his area of expertise, he had advised they should get an expert in. On doing a search through google on dry rot,…
Dry Rot Specialists – Learning From Experience
This week we were asked to inspect a rural property that was undergoing refurbishments. The client had called us in a fluster as the main contractor had to pull off-site until the “dry rot” they had uncovered had been sorted out. We advised that the earliest we could visit the site would be 48 hours…
Treatment for Wet Rot, Whitstable
Home → Case Studies → Winstable → Treatment for Wet Rot, Whitstable Issue: Potential treatment for wet rot in 1880s terraced house in Whitstable Survey Type Booked – Snapshot £95 + VAT We were asked to attend a meeting between a landlord and tenants at an 1880s terraced house in the wonderful seaside town of…
Damp in Marden Farmhouse
Home → Case Studies → Damp in Farmhouse, Marden Issue: Damp in a detached farmhouse in Marden, TN12. SURVEY TYPE – Damp, Snapshot Survey £95+ VAT We received a call from a landlord who owns and rents out a beautiful detached farmhouse in the village of Marden, Kent. His long-term tenant had issues with dampness…
Damp on internals walls
Home → Case Studies → Damp on internals walls Issue: Damp in a large detached 1850’s house in London, SE9. Survey Type Booked – Damp – Free of charge as referred by previous happy client. We were asked to investigate possible damp on internal walls and floors in the dining room area within a large detached 1850s…