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Had a call from a returning customer that they may have a leak as they have noticed a brown stain on the ceiling. There were 13 seperate pinhole leaks in those section of pipe. Cause unknown but all replaced and flooring back down like no one was ever there.

Inlet valve replaced in a cistern this morning. The customer was quoted some ridiculous prices to replace this with one guy quoting £80 for parts alone. We completed the job for £50 parts and Labour. Another happy customer

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Shared this a HUNDRED TIMES but people are still asking for “injections” on many property forums

YOU ARE WASTING YOUR REFURBISHMENT BUDGET 🚧

Read this 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Stephen Boniface, former chairman of the construction arm of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), has told the institute’s 40,000 members that ‘true rising damp’ is a MYTH 👻 and chemically injected damp-proof courses (DPC) are ‘a complete waste of money’. 🤬

In response, the RICS has put the term ‘rising damp’ in inverted commas in its latest factsheet – according to Boniface, as a ‘non-subtle hint’ to its members. 💥💥

‘The most likely causes of damp are moisture pe*******on and, most commonly, condensation,’ said Boniface in an interview with NBS Learning Channels 💯💯

In response, Elaine Blackett-Ord, chair of the Register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation, has also spoken out against rising damp, saying it was as rare as ‘rocking-horse s**t’. 🐴 💩

Blackett-Ord said:‘’This self-perpetuating industry is believed to be worth over £200 million per year.’ 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

’Not only are chemically injected DPCs a waste of time, they are ineffective and grossly expensive. [Installing] damaging impermeable cement based internal renders…serve simply to conceal the problem in the wall behind.

For most historic buildings this is extremely damaging and irreversible.’

Jeff Howell, a qualified bricklayer 🧱 and author of The Rising Damp Myth (2008) said trials in the laboratory confirm the falsehood. 🙏🏻

‘If you build a brick pillar and stand it in a tray of water, the bricks in the water will get wet, but the water doesn’t rise by capillary action,’ said Howell.

And any builder you employ that wants to sell you this utter s**t … run 🏃‍♀️ away immediately