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    Core Conservation and Aquapol

    Humidity meter reading 93.5% relative humidity

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      • What IS Damp?
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          • Now the PCA is injection damp proofing timber frames!
          • OOps – Rising Damp and Facebook sends the PCA running for the hills…
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          • Peter Cox damp proofing – a massive fraud.
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            • Core Conservation and Aquapol
              • A Core Conservation case history
              • Aquapol – another unbelievable case history
              • Aquapol – more shocking stuff about the fraud
              • Aquapol and Core Conservation
              • Core Conservation is this a scam?
              • The Maldon Town Council Fraud by Core Conservation
            • Electro Osmosis Damp Proofing systems – Utter and complete fraud
            • Holland Damp Proofing system – another Con Artist bites the dust
            • Injection damp proofing
            • Lectros Electro Osmotic DPC – failed
            • Lectros Electro Osmotic system – a scientist says it doesn’t work
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    • Grade 2 cottage with wall damaged by cementA Core Conservation case historyI have recently been shown the survey results of a 'Damp Survey' which was done on a house…Read more
    • Humidity meter reading 93.5% relative humidityAquapol – another unbelievable case historyAquapol / Core Conservation – a case history November 2019 Update – and this IS serious! Aquapol is…Read more
    • Humidity meter reading 93.5% relative humidityAquapol – more shocking stuff about the fraudPeople actually believe in this stuff! This is all translated from German 'justice' blogs about the fraud that…Read more
    • Humidity meter reading 93.5% relative humidityAquapol and Core ConservationWe have a large collection of complaints about a bloke running around the country flogging Aquapol as a…Read more
    • Humidity meter reading 93.5% relative humidityCore Conservation is this a scam?Important – Scroll down to see the latest about this scammer – and a German TV expose of…Read more
    • The Maldon Town Council Fraud by Core ConservationIt's been brought to our attention by some rather angry folk in a number of public bodies, and…Read more
    • Humidity meter reading 93.5% relative humidityFraud warning – Aquapol and Core ConservationWe are encountering quite a few examples of a very slick and convincing fraud, which involves the use…Read more

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