Building Defect Analysis
A Chartered professional's practical insight into why buildings fail.
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Joe Malone
I dealt with one of the more severe cases of condensation damp and mould in a Wimpey No Fines house, that I’ve ever […]
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I recently attended this beautiful old listed building to investigate alleged rising damp in the ground floor hall of this building. This was […]
I recently completed an expert witness case in Morecambe that had ran for around two years, and in fact claimant and defendant settled […]
This month I’d like to try something a little different and post two video’s which illustrate the principle of induced rising damp. To […]
Assessing Subfloor Timber Decay I recently attended a property to inspect a timber staircase where it was suggested by the client that the […]
It’s not lifestyle In October 2021, and following a spate of bad publicity in the press, the Housing Ombudsman Service released a paper […]
Following on from my last blog, regarding damp in a three month old extension, I recently encountered a similar issue, whereby a newly […]
This week I attended a property in London where the client was suffering from quite significant decorative spoiling, caused by rising damp above […]
I’ve recently just completed a long Roadshow for the RICS, ironically, I was giving a talk on solid floor defects, and included a […]
Was woodworm treatment necessary? I was recently asked to review a report, supplied by a large National damp proofing company, on behalf of […]
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