Case Histories

I'm just going to add things here when I see them.  There's so many, its a bit bewildering really.. but here goes..

One thing I want you to do for your amusement... Look up lots of damp companies... and put the postcode into Google Earth... Have a look at the properties that come up.. Street view is brilliant.. Tell you what - you will be shocked at the shonky looking places that appear on your screen.  Thanks to Google we can figure these scams for what they are.. Fraud, Pure and Simple.

Look at the logos on their sites - they mostly have the Property Care Association logo which supposedly gives peace of mind.. The PCA issues scam 'qualifications' which are NOT academically supported in any way - these are CSRT and CSSW - they have no academic credibility and are meaningless.  A Property Care Association 'Surveyor' is just a salesman for toxic chemicals.

A Lancashire stone terraced cottage
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How a purchase survey led to mis-selling of damp treatments
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Random pictures of what the damp wallies call Rising Damp
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Midland Preservation
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A sandstone cottage
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A PCA wally and the lead pipe!
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A review of Renlon Ltd
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Damp and Condensation
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The Haynes Manual for Period Property

Ian Rock has written another of his great books.  This one is even better - We've helped Ian with this one and there's loads of photos of our guys doing timber frame work.  A great book, with lots of practical information you need if you have an old home.  Treat yourself and buy this - you won't regret it!

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