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Water UK have published a pre-implementation version of "Sewers for Adoption" Edition 8. The document is expected to come into effect by mid-2019 and…
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Commenting on claims by Paul Wilkins of the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (ACAI) that Dame Judith Hackitt in her report into the…
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When a property is up for sale and building work has been carried out on it, the seller will need a form of certification to say that the works have…
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A new survey of LABC’s 3,000 building standards surveyors has shown more than two thirds of local authority building control teams have surveyors…
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Achieving maximum thermal efficiency in a new build or refurbishment is often not as easy as it may seem on paper. As thermal bridging makes up…
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If you are doubling up floor joists, creating trimmers or trimming joists around stairs and chimneys they all need connecting properly so that they…
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One of our surveyors had a bit of a shock recently when visiting a site for a domestic extension. They were called out to inspect reinforcement prior…
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Our latest construction awards event, the East Midlands Building Excellence Awards, took place at the Athena Cinema in Leicester on Friday 6 July…