Our surveyors find many defects that range from common to exceptional, understandable to downright bizarre. These are found in all services that we offer, and can often be fixed in a cost-effective way quickly. Check out the examples below and see if you agree with our surveyors.
Glasgow building surveyor, Matthew Doran, on this uncommon yet highly dangerous defect:
Matthew Brown, an assistant building surveyor in our London City office, on sacrifical materials
A building surveyor in our Birmingham office, Jordan Clarke writes about condensation and how to prevent it:
Pritesh Patel, another Birmingham surveyor, often finds rising damp during inspections:
Leeds building surveyor and member of our Fire Consultancy group, Christian Watkins finds many incorrectly installed fireproofing items when on site:
Tom Cansfield, senior building surveyor in Bristol, found and fixed this wet rot on a recent project:
Edinburgh director, Peter Fortune, notes that this is often undetected due to the nature of the positioning:
London City‘s assistant building surveyor Tom Horrocks, discusses this very common and fixable defect:
