LATEST BLOG POSTS

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.

Waterproofing Solid Brick Walls

Saturday, 8th March 2014 | by: Peter Barry

As a result of the extreme weather over recent weeks I’ve taken a couple of calls from owners who have experienced dampness penetrating through solid walls as a result of driving rain. You’d think that a 215mm thick solid brick wall would provide a sufficient barrier to rain but often defects will arise which means that’s not the case. When investigating such a scenario the first step is ...

As a result of the extreme weather over recent weeks I’ve taken a couple of calls from owners who have experienced ...

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Party Wall Surveyor Fees

Saturday, 1st March 2014 | by: Peter Barry

We prepare several fee proposals for party wall services every week. Building owners preparing to undertake works like the ...

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Surveying a Property that is to be Sold at Auction

Saturday, 1st February 2014 | by: Peter Barry

In normal circumstances our clients will have agreed to purchase a property at a set price prior to instructing us to ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – Under Floor Heating

Saturday, 18th January 2014 | by: Peter Barry

If you’ve read the previous posts in this series you’ll know that the renovation was split in to 2 phases; effectively ...

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The Perils of Lath and Plaster Ceilings

Saturday, 21st December 2013 | by: Peter Barry

Thursday evening’s collapse of a section of the ceiling at the Apollo Theatre in London brought in to sharp focus the need ...

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Valuing Roof Spaces for Development

Friday, 13th September 2013 | by: Matthew Price

I’ve had to prepare a couple of valuations recently for owners that wanted to either buy or sell a roof space. The most ...

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Essex Barn Refurbishment – Roof Structure

Wednesday, 11th September 2013 | by: Peter Barry

Our 2 children went back to school this week and that was originally the target for phase 1 of the refurbishment to be completed. Unfortunately, we’re running 4 weeks behind the programme so we’ve had to set the kid’s desks up on the landing for the next few weeks. Despite the delays it’s nice to see phase 1 progressing, all of the 1st fix carpentry, electrics and plumbing is now ...

Our 2 children went back to school this week and that was originally the target for phase 1 of the refurbishment to be ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – Windows

Monday, 19th August 2013 | by: Peter Barry

We’re now 6 weeks in to phase 1 of the work and I’d estimate that we’ve fallen a couple of weeks behind the ...

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Essex Barn Renovation – Insulation

Saturday, 3rd August 2013 | by: Peter Barry

We’re now a little over halfway through phase 1 of our barn refurbishment. The structure of the barn is long and narrow so ...

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Adjoining Owners’ Surveyor’s Fees

Friday, 12th July 2013 | by: Peter Barry

3 Chartered Surveyors were set a challenge by their boss to increase fee income in the year ahead by 10%. The building ...

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