Ready for Spring? Chartered Surveyor James Bush takes a look at exterior joinery.
Surveyor Adam Stimpson AssocRICS takes a look at misty double glazed windows.
Party Wall expert Stephen Cornish considers what happens when a home that is party of a Party Wall Award changes hands during the work.
Chartered Surveyor James Bush takes a look at extractor fans and what to look out for. Condensation can be a problem at this type of year as we reduce ventilation rates and turn up the thermostat ...
Should you worry about a crack in render? Building Surveyor James Bush BSc (Hons) MRICS considers the implications.
Just another brick in the wall? How to agree compensation when your neighbour damages the Party Wall.
Stephen Cornish PhD MA BSc FRICS FFPWS Managing Director of Woodward Chartered Surveyors investigates whether painting roof tiles is a good idea.
Surveyor Adam Stimpson takes a look at the roofs Santa will be landing on this Christmas.
In the second of our series on roofs (see moss on roofs) Surveyor Adam Stimpson takes a closer look at gutters, downpipes and hoppers.
A rolling stone gathers no moss they say, but your roof might. Chartered Surveyor Stephen Cornish PhD MA BSc FRICS FFPWS takes a look at the damage moss can lead to ...
Party Wall surveyor David Vizard MFPWS describes a typical Party Wall problem. "I had a telephone enquiry this afternoon, a nice lady called Maureen, living in a terraced house in Harrow. It would be fair to say she was distressed. Upset. Annoyed. And, I believe, confused. Read on ....
In 1922 the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (‘RICS’) admitted Irene Barclay as the first woman chartered surveyor in Britain; it is perhaps no coincidence that ... read on