This is where we give free rein to our views on various building related subjects including building conservation:
Astragals
Glazing bars - known as astragals in Scotland No building element seems to offer such scope for bad design as the window. We are nowadays obsessed and confused by glazing bars (known as astragals ...
Building conservation
There has never been a better time to go back to basics in the care of buildings. To sell a building advantageously in a difficult market it needs to be as free from defects as possible. In a ...
Dilapidations
FrighteningDoes the phrase “Schedule of Dilapidations” mean anything to you? If you are a commercial tenant, it should strike fear into your heart. Did you know, for instance, that the ...
Dispute Resolution
An alternative to Dispute Resolution for defective building work The conventional approaches to dispute resolution are Mediation, Adjudication, Arbitration and Litigation. Another option that may ...
Dry Rot, Wet Rot and Woodworm
These are the common names of some of the main diseases that affect timbers in buildings. They all have one essential pre-condition - dampness. Dry rot and Wet Rot cannot survive without a regular ...
Fire Reinstatement
Out of the ashes... In the event of a disaster, don't panic, contact a Chartered Building Surveyor! Should a disaster happen, fire, flood or the like, beware of the ambulance chasers. This is a ...
Fire safety
The main focus of fire safety legislation is life safety. This does not usually have much if anything to do with the preservation of buildings or their contents in the event of fire. The main ...
Leadwork
Lead is an excellent material for roof coverings, to cover flat roofs, to line valley gutters and to cover a wide variety of connections between slatework and masonry, chimneys and so on. The design ...
Lime
Whenever building conservationists talk about their subject they rarely utter more than a few sentences before mentioning lime. Lime was once the key ingredient in all building work. Stonework was ...
New Planning System
WHAT THE NEW PLANNING SYSTEM IN SCOTLAND NOW MEANS John Wright, a Planning consultant with Strutt and Parker in Edinburgh, who has been intimately involved in the changes to the planning system, ...
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