There are a myriad of BS and EN standards that regulate the selection, treatment and use of timber/timber products for new […]
Deathwatch Gothica
The sound or appearance of UK deathwatch beetles (Xestobium rufovillosum) seems able to instill an unjustified level of fear in building owners. The […]
Toxic mould – litigating with bad research
The frenzy generated around the metabolic by-products (mycotoxins) of the mould Stachybotrys chartarum has resulted in the unjustified expenditure of yet […]
Rising damp – your building an extension of the water table?
This term, interpreted in a number of different ways, is particularly unhelpful, with more now attributed to the term than the […]
