Bristol

Home Buyers Survey, Building Surveys

How to tell the difference between timber frame and cavity wall construction in modern houses?

We all have different specialities and come from a variety of different backgrounds here at Gold Crest Surveyors. I personally come from a Construction Management background working on both new build and restoration projects. After receiving a phone call from a colleague asking for clarity whether a timber spandrel panel visible to the gable ends …

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Derby Surveyors

From Collecting Glasses to Collecting Moisture.

I carried out an interesting survey in Gloucestershire this June. The weather at the time of the inspection was warm and sunny. This proceeded several weeks of warm, relatively dry weather (which usually makes penetrating or rising dampness harder to find). The property I was surveying originally started life as a public house. Part of …

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