The UK is known for its cool, wet climate. Last year provided a good example of this, with one of the wettest summers on record and flash flooding across much of the country in August and...
As temperatures drop across the UK over the next few weeks, many residents will be turning up the thermostat and putting the heating on. Following what has been a wet and warm autumn, the nation may...
For this instalment of our woodworm series, we look at the House Longhorn Beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus). This beetle is also known as the Camberley beetle, because its main area of distribution in the UK is North-West...
Typically running from April until September each year, what is commonly known as “woodworm” season is in full swing, so homeowners should keep a close eye out for these woodboring pests. The term “woodworm” refers to...
While it may be easy to forget given the recent wet weather, spring actually arrived a number of weeks ago, and with it, so did the start of the woodworm season. Typically running from April until...
The old saying goes, ‘March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers’. Except this year, the UK has experienced a largely dry spring, with the UK Met Office reporting that rainfall in England and Wales...
In Valley Railway Station on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, a historic signal box that had survived since December 1867 was under serious threat due to decay caused by wet rot. Fortunately, our local team...
With winter firmly behind us, the arrival of lighter evenings and the clocks having gone forward, many people may be thinking about giving their property a spring clean. Cold and wet weather often cause issues in...
Avoid getting snowed under with property issues this winter 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...
It’s not uncommon to uncover signs of damp during construction or restoration projects. Damp often lurks in places people rarely look until they start to scratch beneath the surface of a premises. Last year, many homeowners...