By Tony Pearson
Firstly, it has to be said that this will usually only give you an approximate age of the property. It’s not as if at midnight on New Year’s Eve, all builders changed the way they were working, and all houses were finished being built! Of course, things evolve over time with some builders changing quickly, to new ways, and others taking longer to change. More
By Tony Pearson
We are often restricted on the parts of a property we can see during an inspection. This is just due to the height of the property and the fact that it’s only practical for us to carry a 3-metre ladder in our cars. These unseen areas are often the most problematic parts of a property. More
By Luke Field
Lintels are horizontal structural elements that support loads above openings in a building. They are frequently used over windows and doors, both of which represent vulnerable points in a building’s structure. More
Dry rot is a particularly virulent form of fungal decay. The fungal attack thrives in damp, dark and
unventilated conditions. Dry rot requires relatively low levels of moisture content in order for it to
thrive which makes it more dangerous than wet rot, so is difficult and costly to eradicate from a
building. More