Historic buildings often had open roof structures with no party walls in the loft spaces nor above the roof lines. If a fire did happen in a property on a terrace. It spread through properties very quickly. As a result, party walls in the loft space became more normal and the raised parapet became common […]
Wall Thickness Spurred on by the interest in thermal performance and the impact of wall thickness we put together this video. As a result we should go into this in more depth. This does not include stone walls. That will be saved for another day. So from a thermal and water penetration perspective of brickwork […]
A picture says 1000 words. As part of our desktop research, we always look at the agent’s pictures and floor plans before arrival. This gives us a good idea of what the property condition is like and what we need to look for. With returning clients who have sat through one of our feedbacks and […]
At the moment we are getting large volumes of instructions for Laing Easiform properties. Laing Easiform offer a cheaper price point to enter the market. Also, we have published blogs and videos on YouTube about them. We also have the reviews to show for it. “ He understands Laing Easiform properties really well and he […]
New Build Snagging We made a decision in 2017 that we would not longer offer to carry out snagging surveys. The last one we carried out took weeks of back and forth to arrange. Then a challenging full day of inspection. Followed by one day writing the report and referencing the NHBC guidance at each […]
Ridges- What are they? The ridge is the apex of roof. This is the upper part where the two pitches meet at the top. Ridges are designed to close off the top of the roof and prevent water getting in and the wind lifting the upper rows of tiling. Roofs tend to get ignored if […]
What are roof verges? In the surveying context, a verge is where the roof meets the gable or flank wall (or detached side of a house). It is the weather-proof junction between walls and roof. While surveying with the pole camera we get a good view of these! Sometimes they can be seen well from […]
How did it start Since our first video on you tube in 2013 where we used a large aluminium pole to get up to 12m in height. This was hard wired from a camera with a long USB cable. The technology was in its infancy. We were early adopters. The pole was very unwieldy and […]
Breathable felts The history of breathable felts. Breathable felts were first thought about in the 1980’s. They started in Germany as a result of changes in their building standards. The first patents were made in 1983. However, such felts were not widespread in re-roofing in the UK until around late 1990’s. They began replacing the […]
Sarking felt or underfelting through time – Part 3 The next development was in the late 1980s/ early 1990s when builders used a reinforced plastic felt called Monarflex Monofoil. Originally designed for commercial applications, its inherent strength saw it find its way onto residential developments and re-roofing projects. It is in essence a reinforced plastic […]