Investigating Damp: Flooding Under Floor - Case study 1
Detailing an interesting case of dampness within a property and explain how it was resolved.
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Product Review: Protimeter MMS2 Moisture Meter with Attachments
In this blog I will be reviewing the Protimeter MMS2. After reaching out I was sent a unit for review. To put this review in context I already have extensively used the…
Social Housing Management: Writing Electrical Safety Policies
I recently completed writing the electrical safety policy and procedure for my organisation with assistance from colleagues. It was a key priority for me after completing the…
Drone Footage: Dalquharran Castle and Country Mansion
This blog is going to be a double whammy with two separate drone videos as in this case there are two structures of interest, a 15 th century castle and an 18 th century…
Building Pathology: Poor Specification of Leadwork
Lead Flashings are often the only form of defence against water penetrating the horizontal and sloping junctions formed where a roof meets a wall or a parapet. These abutments…
Drone Footage: Skipness Castle and Chapel, Skipness, Kintyre
This has been my favorite castle to visit thus far in my little drone footage tour. This Castle well exceeded my expectations with the stunning views, deep history and…
Health and Safety Quiz 2 - Electrical Safety (CSCS questions)
Hello everyone, below is a Electrotechnical health and safety quiz to test to put your knowledge to the test. Can you get them all right? If you enjoy this quiz please feel…
Void Property Inspections: Mitigating Hazards
In this post I will be discussing some of the hazards that can be encountered when carrying out void property inspections in social housing and some interesting examples that I…
Social Housing Management: Gaining Access to Complete EICR's
This post is going to be focused on the issue of gaining access to socially rented properties in Scotland for carrying out electrical installation condition reports. The focus…
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