It’s now 20 years since the Party Wall etc. Act came into force on 1 July 1997. It applies throughout England and Wales and provides a framework for…
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How did your interest in construction develop?
In the olden days (1960’s - 70’s), when I was about 12, a teacher asked everyone in my class to tell…
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Whether this is a new shop unit as part of a mixed use development or an existing shop that needs renovation or refurbishment, this project…
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You’re invited to LABC's free technical seminar roadshows where you’ll have the opportunity to hear from industry experts and exchange ideas with…
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Slate is a fine-grained metamorphic rock that’s been used since Roman times as a building material.
Because of its durability and attractive…
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Parapet walls behave differently to conventional cavity walls because of their location at the very top of a building where both skins of the parapet…
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The post-war housing shortage led to a boom in new ‘non-traditional’ methods of house construction which were mainly taken up by local and public…
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A photo sent in recently by one of our building control surveyors highlighted a common problem found when the right drainage pipe fittings aren’t to…
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You may have come across a recent BBC news item about a house collapse in London following basement renovation work.
The property was thought…