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HORIZONTAL CRACKING – WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR AND WHY?

January 22, 2020 riskaverse

What causes Horizontal Cracking? The causes of horizontal cracking will vary depending on the structure of the property, the construction…

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Filed under: building, building defect, building defects, building survey, building surveying, building surveyor, crack, cracking, defects, new home, new property, professional, property, property defects, property development, rics, riskaverseltd

Do you know what Wet Rot is?

January 18, 2020 riskaverse

What is Wet Rot? Wet Rot is a fungus which rots wood, causing the timber to decay naturally due to…

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Filed under: building, building defect, building defects, building survey, building surveying, building surveyor, construction, home, homebuyers, new property, property, property defects, property development

Do you know what Dry Rot is?

January 17, 2020 riskaverse

What is Dry Rot? Dry rot is the most destructive and serious form of fungal decay. It is a wood…

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Filed under: building, building defects, building survey, building surveyor, defect, defects, development, dry rot, home, homebuyers, property, property defects, property development, rot, timber, timber construction

What is Damp?

January 9, 2020 riskaverse

Water, in places where it is unwanted or uncontrollable will almost always lead to damage of some parts of a…

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Filed under: building, building defect, building survey, building surveyor, damp, defect, england, manchester, moisture, north west, penetrating damp, rectification, rising damp, rochdale

What is a foundation?

December 18, 2019 riskaverse

In its most basic form, a foundation is the lowest section of a building which is used to transfer the…

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Filed under: building, building survey, commercial, defects, foundation, foundations, homebuyers, manchester, north west, property, property development, residential, rics, riskaverseltd, rochdale, structure, uk, victorian

Artex Ceilings

September 6, 2019 riskaverse

Have you had a recent Hombuyer survey that mentions an Artex ceiling? Do you know what it is? In short,…

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Filed under: asbestos, building, building defects, building survey, building surveying, building surveyor, defects, home, homebuyers, property

Cavity Wall tie failure

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Cavity Wall tie failure can be a daunting defect to come up against with your property. Below we discuss what…

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Filed under: builders, building, building defects, building survey, building surveying, building surveyor, cavity wall, cavity wall tie failure, construction, construction work, defects, manchester, property, rochdale, uk

Gutters and problems with them

August 19, 2019 riskaverse

What is a gutter? Firstly you need to understand what a gutter is before we discuss problems. A gutter is…

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Filed under: building defects, building survey, building surveyor, downpipe, gutters, home, manchester, north west, property, rics, rochdale

Meet Our Team – Director

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Katie Constable-Mayne BSc(Hons) MRICS This introduction is relatively sensitive, in the sense that it’s about the boss and the owner…

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Property’s role in slowing climate change

August 15, 2019 riskaverse

Building, infrastructure and construction may not be the main players when looking at the biggest polluting industries. But with 35%…

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Filed under: building, climate change, commercial, construction, energy performance, environement, EPC, home, landlord, property, residential, weather

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