18th April, 2013
Over the last few months I have been writing articles recording the progress of a building project where three terraced houses are being constructed. The last article recorded the fact that that the building had at last topped out, the pitch tiled roof has been completed even to the point where the cement fillets have [...]
4th March, 2013
Last week, early one morning, I was rowing down to Chadbury, Near Evesham on the River Avon, when I passed under a high voltage power line, supported by pylons. The weather was quite damp, one of those overcast mornings that will improve the moment the sun shines. I heard a constant crackling noise, which sounded [...]
4th March, 2013
Over the past few months I have been writing a series of articles explaining the building process associated with the production of three terraced houses. When difficult ground conditions were encountered, the foundation design was altered from mass filled trench, where concrete is poured into a trench, to a thrust bored pile foundation where each [...]
4th March, 2013
Most of you reading this article will be here because you are flicking through the property pages. Your interest might be casual, an idle curiosity, or you might be seriously looking with a view to either moving up or down the housing ladder. All sales particulars will describe the ablutions rooms, whether they are the [...]
4th March, 2013
Last week I was approached by one of the Bank Managers who had a valuation prepared on a residential property. The valuation stated that Japanese Knotweed was growing in the immediate vicinity. It soon became clear from our discussion that they know little about this weed and the effects it has on residential property. It [...]
