Is the indoor air contaminated? Today we attended a Dental practice situated in Bridport, where we were asked to carry out an assessment of the indoor air quality in relation to selected biological contaminants. The building was a two storey former school building which was commissioned in 1874 and then fully refurbished in 1990. The [...]
Extensive water damage to a property in Watford
Property suffering from extensive water damage Today we travelled to Watford, where our client’s property was suffering from extensive water damage. We attended the site in order to conduct an indoor air quality assessment in relation to selected biological contaminants. While the property was occupied by tenants, the property suffered from condensation mould in various [...]
Finding the root cause of reoccurring rising damp
Dental practice with a history of rising damp Our next client contacted us as their property had a history of long term rising damp. It was our job to then attend the property and conduct an assessment of the indoor air quality and a damp survey in order to find the root cause of the [...]
Indoor air quality assessment in Nottingham
What is the HQM assessment scheme? The Home Quality Mark (HQM) is a national standard for new homes, which uses a simple 5-star rating to provide impartial information from independent experts on a new home’s design, construction quality and running costs. Our client, based in Nottingham contacted us and requested that we carry out an [...]
Damp and Mould investigation in Wiltshire
Assessing the indoor air quality In this article, we discuss our most recent project where we were instructed to carry out an assessment of the indoor air quality in relation to selected biological contaminants. The building we were called to assess was a two storey terraced town building which was built back in the 1970’s [...]
Testing indoor air quality for biological contaminants
Conducting an indoor air quality assessment Today’s client contacted us and asked us to carry out an assessment of indoor air quality in relation to selected biological and chemical contaminants. The building of interest was situated in an inner City of London and consisted of a bedroom and utility room on the lower ground floor. [...]
Assessing Indoor air quality in relation to biological and non-biological contaminants
Is indoor air quality contaminated? Most recently we travelled to Somerset where we were asked to carry out an assessment of indoor air quality in relation to selected biological and non-biological contaminants. The property was a residential building which dated back to the 1930’s. The current owners had occupied the property for approximately 13 years. [...]
Damp and mould survey in Wrexham
History of damp within the property Wrexham was home to our next project, where we were asked to carry out a building inspection and damp survey. The property in question is currently being used as a dental practice and has a history of damp problems as far back as 7 years. This leak originated in [...]
Indoor Air Quality investigation in Swansea
Testing indoor air quality in a fire damaged factory We were called to a factory with a history of fire damage, our client instructed us to carry out an Indoor air quality investigation. The purpose of the indoor air quality assessment was to evaluate the concentration of acidic mists in the air associated with fire [...]
Indoor Air Quality assessment and damp survey
Contaminants in the indoor atmosphere In today’s article we discuss a recent project where we conducted an assessment of indoor air quality and a damp survey. Our client contacted us as the occupants of a flat had reported strong damp related odours, these odours were strongest in the master bedroom en-suite. The occupants had also [...]