Have you ever noticed dark, shadowy lines appearing on your ceilings or walls? These marks often follow perfectly straight lines or may occur as ‘blobs’, sometimes mimicking the pattern of the timber joists or wall studs...
Noticing cracks above a window or door can be unsettling, particularly when they appear gradually and without an obvious cause. These cracks are often dismissed as cosmetic or attributed to age or settlement. However, in many...
New legislation often begins with tragedy. The story of what happened to Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who died in 2020 after long-term exposure to mould in his Rochdale home, led to the creation of Awaab’s...
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’...
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...
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,...