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.
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 ...
Being smack bang in the middle of the condensation season I thought it would be a good time to take an overview of what can ...
Now that the ice has melted on the area’s roads you will have noticed the massive increase in the number of potholes. The ...
Flat roofs to single storey rear extensions make such ideal terraces it is surprising that you don’t see more of them. The problem is of course that it’s very hard to get planning consent for them. If you live in close proximity to your neighbours any sort of raised platform will overlook them and for that reason permission is normally refused. But what about is you are buying a property ...
Flat roofs to single storey rear extensions make such ideal terraces it is surprising that you don’t see more of them. The ...
Over the last few years I have prepared several hundred RICS Homebuyer Survey & Valuation Reports for our clients. For ...
The RICS announced recently that they are to investigate the practice of agents profiting from the sale of Home Information ...
Right at the top of the list of things that can bite you on the arse when you come to sell a property is unregulated ...