By: admin | Posted on: July 10, 2021
Do you need more sub floor floor ventilation? Have you had a recent damp and imber survey, and told you need more sub floor ventilation? Have you got a dry rot issue, or wet rot issue within your suspended timber floor? Often it is recommended that more sub floor ventilation is installed to perhaps lower […]
By: admin | Posted on: June 29, 2021
Have you got a saturated wall and damp issues ? Have you been told to install a French drain? Do you have a French drain that you don’t exactly know where it is, and even if it is actually working?How to install a French drain? I have seen many of these installed over the years […]
By: admin | Posted on: February 12, 2021
A REVIEW OF JEFF HOWELL’S BOOK ‘THE RISING DAMP MYTH’ From ‘The Rising Damp Myth’ by Jeff Howell “For the fact that rising damp is a mythical building defect, which only came to widespread prominence in the 1960s—-“ “The rising damp myth has become so powerful, and so deeply ingrained in the psyche of the construction […]
By: admin | Posted on: December 31, 2020
Also known as British Knapen Limited, Knapen anti-damp, Knapen anti-damp proof course, British Knapen limited specialists in ventilation and anti – damp problems, Knapen siphon tubes, and also The Knapen systems for cure and prevention of damp and aeration of buildings. There have been various damp removing systems available over the years, and the British […]
By: admin | Posted on: December 8, 2020
A review and opinion of performance data relating to an environmentally controlled damp-proofing system. 1. INTRODUCTION:In recent years there has been some significant advertising in the national press about a Patented, damp proofing system developed in Europe. Advertisements claim that it will effectively cure rising damp, condensation and penetrating damp. Similar claims are to be […]
By: admin | Posted on: November 30, 2020
Have you heard Deathwatch beetles in the walls of your house? In this video you can hear and see the Deathwatch beetle in action making that dreaded tapping noise. This is often heard in the early hours of the morning when its quiet. I’ve seen plenty of historic Deathwatch beetle infestations where no treatment is […]
By: admin | Posted on: November 10, 2020
I was recently asked to carry out a damp investigation to a property where damp issues had persisted for many years. My client had received conflicting advice from a number of different damp and lime experts. Some of this advice was to remove any modern materials and replace with lime render and lime plaster. Remove modern […]
By: admin | Posted on: October 29, 2020
First of all lets just agree that rising damp occurs. It might get mis-diagnosed by damp surveyors, and it also might not get resolved first time. It isn’t unusual for people to have spent a few thousand on surveys and damp repairs and still have damp issues. Elimination of all potential causes before coming to […]
By: admin | Posted on: October 17, 2020
Complete Preservation carry out CCTV drain surveys, along with drain repairs using our unique drain lining / patching system with fast cure times. Our drain patching system is a no dig system, which means most repairs can be carried out below ground, without any disturbance to above ground areas. This can save time and money if […]
By: admin | Posted on: September 30, 2020
From today (Wednesday 30th September 2020) homeowners across England have the opportunity to apply for funding under the Government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme to make energy-efficiency improvements to their homes. The vouchers will allow homeowners to obtain funding for up to two-thirds (up to £5000) of the cost of the energy efficiency measures identified, while […]
