Welcome to Peter Barry’s blog posts. You’ll find a range of topics focussing on issues that are important to our clients where we try to answer the questions that we regularly get asked.
We are constantly looking to add reliable businesses to our list of recommended contractors. There are 3 situations in which we recommend contractors to clients: To undertake work flagged up in a survey – we will often find defects while undertaking Homebuyer Reports and Building Surveys. Typical defects would include broken roofing tiles, defective flashings, eroded pointing, rotten windows ...
We are constantly looking to add reliable businesses to our list of recommended contractors. There are 3 situations in which ...
I joined Peter Barry Surveyors in June this year following the completion of a Masters degree in Real Estate Development at ...
I received an email earlier this week from a lady who was concerned that her neighbour was going to use The Party Wall Act ...
One of the more minor changes that the new coalition Government have made is to partially reverse one of the Labour ...
Complying with the Party Wall Act can get really expensive if the adjoining properties are converted flats. Take this ...
It’s always difficult to advise people who call us up when a neighbour has started work which comes within the scope of ...
1. Poor workmanship Installing flat roof coverings, be they felt, asphalt or sheet metal is a specialised job. Many of the problems associated with felt coverings to flat roofs stem from poor workmanship. DIY felt jobs are the biggest culprit and are simply storing up problems for the future. 2. Ponding ‘Flat’ roofs are not technically flat but have a minimum gradient of 1:40. Where ...
1. Poor workmanship Installing flat roof coverings, be they felt, asphalt or sheet metal is a specialised job. Many of ...
1. Roof Spread It was common throughout the 1970s & 80s for dilapidated slate roofs to be replaced with heavy ...
I’m asked by clients quite regularly if they can ‘drop by’ towards the end of a survey inspection to get a ‘quick ...
I last wrote about the New RICS Homebuyer Report on the blog back in July last year. It becomes mandatory at the end of this ...