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Attracting new blood to public sector building control remains an urgent issue as the effects of a demographic time bomb hit, incoming LABC President…
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If you’re working on an extension and you find something like the above, you’ll need to put it right.
What’s the problem?
Using a ‘P’ trap at the…
News
Some cable manufacturers are producing ‘golden samples’ to cheat the system and get dodgy cables onto the market.
A Chinese cable manufacturer has…
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The above photograph was taken by one of our building control surveyors carrying out a site inspection, and shows how attention to detail (or a lack…
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Walls usually crack because of movement in buildings. Allowing for these subtle movements during construction can prevent problems later. If you don’…
Press Release
London Borough of Camden’s building control team has won LABC Warranty’s Bricks & Mortar Partnership award for 2015. The award was in recognition…
News
Article updated on 31 January 2024
Too often building work is agreed by shaking hands - regularly with someone you know very little about. Verbal…
Blog Post
While it’s important to get the design and installation of the pile foundations right first time, one thing you may not have considered are the…
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Solid wall properties are often classed as ‘hard to treat’ and have traditionally been considered expensive to insulate. But there are solutions that…