by William Grumitt | May 15, 2018 | Residential, Survey & Valuation
We often provide valuations to help people who are part of a Shared Ownership scheme. What is Shared Ownership? Shared Ownership or ‘Help To Buy’ schemes are for people who can’t quite afford a mortgage on 100% of a home. Through the scheme, you can buy a share...
by William Grumitt | Jan 4, 2018 | Maintenance, Professional Services, Survey & Valuation
We recently inspected the flat roof of a large, 1950s, residential block of flats. Residents of the flats complained that the paint on their ceilings was flaking and dampness had started to appear. A quick inspection and the problem was clear. The contractors who...
by William Grumitt | Dec 15, 2017 | Survey & Valuation
Would you be surprised to find cracks in a new building? When we’re carrying out surveys, we often need to comment on cracks to internal surfaces in relatively new properties. These cracks generally appear where walls meet other walls or where walls meet...
by William Grumitt | Dec 14, 2017 | Survey & Valuation
This book on rising damp is well known in surveying circles, even though most surveyors have never read it. After many years of prevarication, I finally took the plunge and read ‘The Rising Damp Myth’. In this book, Jeff Howell attacks the assumptions...
by William Grumitt | Oct 19, 2017 | Maintenance
Cold bridging problems Cold bridging is a big problem for blocks of flats built after the second world war. It happens when the insulation surrounding a flat or house is ‘bridged’, creating a cold spot upon which condensation can settle. In concrete...
