Building Defect Analysis
A Chartered professional's practical insight into why buildings fail.
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Joe Malone
Understanding why Concrete Boot Lintels fail Whilst carrying out a recent building condition survey in Nottingham, I encountered a case of concrete boot […]
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The worst brickwork we’ve ever seen. Back in July we were called to carry out a snagging inspection to a David Wilson Homes […]
Causes of Failure in External Render & What to do About it. When I started writing this blog I originally assumed that would […]
Cementitious Render Failure: Causes of Failure in External Render & What to do About it. This will be a two part blog. In […]
Keeping Thin Joints Thin We rarely see repointing done well in standard 10mm mortar joints so imagine what we find when encountering thin […]
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