Damp houses and failed Cavity Wall Insulation are big news. Pete recently did an interview on BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours - which investigated a case history of failed cavity wall insulation. You and Yours - Cavity Wall Insulation This is the tip of the iceberg, in which thousands of homes are becoming wet and cold as a result of sopping wet insulation pumped into cavities not suitable for insulation. Cavity insulation DOES work, but only in properly designed modern brick wall construction. See our pages on Cavity Insulation for more information.
If you have possible failed Cavity Wall Insulation, please contact us with all the details and we will pass this to the BBC, and CIVALLI (the CWI victims group) so that action can be taken.
And the latest from Jeff Howell at the Telegraph: 3 million homes with failed cavity insulation? Government cover up? Oh come on - the Government doesn't do things like that Jeff! According to CIVALLI, the failure rate of CWI is increasing rapidly - and yes - there IS a huge cover up.
Some time back, the RICS published a load of stuff about dealing with damp. I was very critical of it.
I'm delighted to say that I was invited to meet up with some of the...
Our client, John, wanted help with this restoration - it led to this great blog.
The phone is running off the hook with calls about condensation. Find out how to solve your issues.
Some time back, the RICS published a load of stuff about dealing with damp. I was very critical of it.
I'm delighted to say that I was invited to meet up with some of the...
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!
The Heritage House brand is Petes brainchild. He lives in a beautiful old farmhouse in Shropshire with mad horse - Lucy. He's worked all over the world on old buildings, and has a strong background in geochemistry. He is passionate about ensuring the 'Rising Damp' myth is firmly buried. Pete has an all consuming project to re-open a Victorian lead mine in the Northern Pennines - digging out and exploring miles of abandoned tunnels in the search for crystal lined cavities...
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Note! The opinions expressed on this website are often Pete's. They are frequently strong, unambiguous, and based on extensive experience of what goes on out there. Pete does not like to see the buying public being conned, defrauded, duped, sold a lemon, given bad or misleading advice, or crap surveys using equipment that is unsuited for the job. If you don't like what is written here - don't threaten us - clean your act up.
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