Robert Locke
Robert Locke
Registered with Property118.com
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Registered with Property118.com
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Reply to comment left by Jane Breakell at 27/11/2024 - 12:10
You'd have to drop the humidity levels uncomfortably low to make mould dormant. Just heating up the room to a normal 20'C isn't going to cut it. The best route is to improve the ventilation and stabilise the humidity around...
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Read More →Reply to comment left by Niwdog Niwdog at 27/11/2024 - 11:17
I've taken to bringing a digital hygrometer with me during inspections, and noting the temperature and relative humidity of each room. Mould spores start to germinate around 65-70% relative humidity, and the lower the temperature is, the greater the relative...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Walters at 27/11/2024 - 09:10
Reply to the comment left by Paul Walters at 27/11/2024 - 09:10I don't want to hijack a thread that's on PIVs, so I'll be brief. You want a similar number of air bricks on two different sides of a building...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 26/11/2024 - 16:56
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 26/11/2024 - 16:56It won't get around the listing conundrum, but Manrose offer a vent kit that can be installed from inside without the need to scaffold outside of access. It gets...
Read More →26th November 2024, 1 year ago
I'm a Passive House Consultant focusing on retrofitting older houses to be more energy efficient. What is the age of the property? I'd be extremely wary of installing a PIV in a pre-war property. PIVs mask the underlying cause of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 04/04/2023 - 12:21
Most cavity wall insulation in new-build properties is in slab form, inserted between the cavity wall ties as the wall is constructed. Injected/blown cavity wall insulation is used in older properties with an empty cavity void from when the installation...
Read More →4th April 2023, 3 years ago
Hi, I'm both a Landlord and a Certified Passive House Consultant focusing on retrofits. Thermal imaging can be useful, if the results are correctly interpreted. A lot of the images you see on news websites fail to show the scale...
Read More →19th January 2022, 4 years ago
If the existing glazing has reached the end of its life, consider triple glazing. The additional cost is small, but it is heavily weighted on the EPC. The thermal weak point is the frame, which should be lapped over when...
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