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Wrapping and house in plastic and charging a fortune for it!
Hello all Having inspected well over 500 houses that have had external wall coatings applied, I thought I’d share my general …
Simple fix to a big damp issue
15 October 2025
7 October 2025
Minor historic movement…what’s the fuss?
3 October 2025
Breaking the radio silence for an update
I have not uploaded a video for there months, so a brief update as to what has been going and what is coming on this channel.
A day in the life of a Building Surveyor – June 25
A couple of days out and about looking a works in progress on a commercial fire re-build, a damp survey and works in progress …
Secrets in a dark basement
An introduction into asbestos
So while being driven to a job, I thought I’d share some thoughts on asbestos. Intended as an introduction only as its quite a …
Dangers in a fire damaged property.
A day in the life of a Building Surveyor (June 2025)
Another day out looking at an escape of water claim in a block of flats and works progress on a fire damaged commercial building.
Day in the life of a building surveyor, March 2025 – office edition
Just some ramblings about surveying and a typical day in the office.
Looking at a defective loft conversion
In this video we’ll run through a very poorly constructed loft conversion, concentrating on the structural issues, defective stairs and …
What's the cost of not getting your house adequately insured?
Thank you for joining me again, in this video, we look at the potential cost of not getting your sum insured right.
Diagnosing damp issues Part 2
Thank you for tuning in again. In this video I look at another damp issue and the importance of considering the building as a whole …
Going to court for the first time as an Expert Witness.
As an expert witness, it is inevitable that you are going to be called to court at some point. This was my first time, so I thought I’d do …
Dealing with damp issues Part 1
Hello and thank you for tuning in again. I am going to do a few shorter videos looking at particular issues we find when we are out …
Defender 90 L663 low to high centre console upgrade
Not quite a building surveying video, but I’m upgrading my van in the video from a low to high centre console upgrade.
A day in the life of a building surveyor – December 24
Join me on a couple of days out of the office in Somerset and Devon looking at works on site, a new fire job and a pre-works …
My book recommendations for a Building Surveyor
Thank you for tuning in. I often get asked for book recommendations, so thought I’d pop some on video. The main ones referenced …
A bit about relative humidity
I have taken this extract from a longer video coming soon. I am aiming to demonstrate how that considering relative humidity as a …
A day in the life of a building surveyor (November 24)
Out and about for a day in London looking at a damp issue in a house, ascertaining structural road paths in a property to take out …
An Introduction to Party Walls and the Party Wall etc Act 1996 (Part 4)
Thank you for tuning into this fourth part. In part one we looked at an over view and party structures, and in part two we looked at …
An Introduction to Party Walls and the Party Wall etc Act 1996 (Part 3)
Thank you for tuning into this third part. In part one we looked at an over view and party structures, and in part two we looked at …