It is quite possible you may not realise you have a woodworm problem until the resultant damage (done by the beetle larvae) becomes visible, as the adult beetles emerge. Depending on the wood-boring beetle species it can take anywhere...
Tenants who live in homes with unresolved damp or mould issues will soon be able to take stronger action against their landlords. With less than a week until the government’s new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitations) Act 2018 comes...
Tips to keep your home safe from thieves over the holidays While we normally reserve the blog for hints and tips on common property problems of damp and rot, we thought we would take the opportunity to highlight a too...
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Summer seems to be a distant memory now with the arrival of the winter storm season underway. We have already seen storms hit the UK earlier this year with Storm Ali...
For some landlords, condensation and black mould is a constant battle and tackling the problem can be an ongoing struggle between balancing constructive advice to the tenant while trying to gain access to the property to evaluate and remedy...
Although its name may suggest otherwise, dry rot actually requires a source of moisture for an outbreak to occur, much like other forms of wood rotting fungal decay. It differs from other forms of rot as it is able...