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Category: Structural Repairs

05 May 2025

Is Your Home Showing Signs of Cavity Wall Tie Failure? A Comprehensive Homeowner’s Guide

Written by Josh Dixon
Cavity wall ties are essential components in many UK homes, playing a crucial role in maintaining the stability and structural integrity of the walls. When these structural links fail, several problems can arise, compromising the safety...
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24 October 2023

Wanting lower energy bills this Autumn and Winter?

Written by admin
Electric power meter with British currency
Autumn and Winter can be quite an expensive time of year, not only is Christmas on the horizon but with the temperatures dramatically cooling down outside, our energy bills tend to go up too. Peter Cox...
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Condensation, Structural Repairs autumn, black mould, condensation, damp, energy, mould, ventilation, winter Comments are off
03 August 2023

Enhancing Social Housing: The Benefits of Efficient Maintenance and Repairs

Written by Jake Ryan
terraced housing
Social housing plays a crucial role in providing affordable, secure and safe homes for individuals and families across the UK. The quality and sustainability of this sector of housing has been under close scrutiny in recent...
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Black Mould, Condensation, Structural Repairs black mould, black mould social housing, damp in house, enhancing social housing, government guidance on damp, landlords, mould Comments are off
16 March 2023

What should you do when you spot a crack in your wall?

Written by Jake Ryan
cracks in brickwork
Spotting a crack in your wall can be quite a scary experience. Don’t panic, but do investigate. Only a small proportion of cracks are symptomatic of a more serious underlying structural problem, however it is important...
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16 March 2023

Wall Ties and other Structural Repairs – A look at some of the methods of using wall ties for structural repairs

Written by Jake Ryan
Surveyor inspecting wall for defects
The British Standard for wall ties – BS1243 was introduced in 1945 and was a ‘prescriptive’ standard – ie all ties had to conform to the approved design of the time, and the ‘butterfly’, ‘double triangle’...
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Structural Repairs cavity wall tie, structural damage, wall tie, wall ties Comments are off
23 September 2022

Giving your property the best chance to sell

Written by Jake Ryan
UK house with sold sign
Your property may very well be your most valuable asset, so when it comes to selling your home you’ll no doubt want to ensure that you get the best price for it. Before you begin the...
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Damp Proofing, Structural Repairs damp, damp proofing property, Dry Rot, property value, structural damage, Wet Rot Comments are off
10 August 2022

A summary of changes to British Standard 8102:2022

Written by admin
bsi
British Standard 8102 is a global Code of Practice that gives recommendations and guidance on ways to deal with and prevent the entry of water from surrounding ground into a structure below ground level.  The standard...
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News, Structural Repairs, Waterproofing British Standards Institute, BSI 8102, BSI 8102:2022, BSI regulations Comments are off
23 June 2022

How to Improve Your EPC Rating

Written by Paul Lawless
insulation in loft
Soaring gas and electricity bills have intensified the cost of living crisis, with inflation hitting its highest level in more than 40 years. In the current economic climate, where energy prices are as high as they...
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10 May 2022

Features of Hilti dust extraction units

Written by Paul Lawless
Hilti Dust Extraction units
After months of trials working with Hilti UK, Peter Cox have ordered 97 AIC1000 units, which will help productivity by reducing the amount of airborne dust particles meaning less clean up and a safer environment for...
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Damp Proofing, Structural Repairs damp, damp plaster, dust, dust extraction, plaster removal, plastering, property repair, replastering Comments are off
01 February 2021

Avoid getting snowed under with property issues this winter

Written by Paul Lawless
Property problems caused by snow and ice blog
2020 was undoubtedly a challenging year, and while many of us may have hoped for a less turbulent start to 2021, the weather unfortunately hasn’t been in our favour. Since the beginning of January, the UK,...
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