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Understanding Rising Damp and Why Preventing It is Crucial for Your Home
Rising damp is a significant and distressing issue that many property owners may encounter. More importantly, newly constructed homes where the damp proof courses (DPCs) have been compromised and air bricks have been installed too low are equally at risk as older properties. This post is for homeowners to raise awareness and Understanding Rising Damp and Why Preventing It is Crucial for Your Home.
TUFSM
Jul 1, 20252 min read


The Consequences of Poor Air Brick Installation and How It Reflects Broader Site Management Issues
Builders routinely skirt rising-damp risks by simply lowering finished floor levels—but still install air bricks below the specified 75 mm above door thresholds.
If site managers miss such a fundamental detail, what other critical standards are being ignored? Here, we unpack those unseen defects, demand accountability from every contractor, and arm homeowners with the know-how to insist on true compliance with technical drawings.
TUFSM
Jul 1, 20255 min read


Log Cabin Summer House Build 9 Years Later
Log Cabin Summer House Build 9 Years Later
TUFSM
Jun 27, 20254 min read


We all need to find the detective inside. Fake Google reviews. Be careful!!
Fake Google reviews small sub-contractors can buy them.
TUFSM
Jun 27, 20252 min read


Garden Room Planning Permission VS Permitted Development
I would recommend planning permission over permitted development. But I knew what I wanted to use our garden room for and I need I had to have a certain internal head height.
TUFSM
Jun 27, 20252 min read




Building to drawings, I used to! How many other managers do?
Building to construction drawings. Do the site managers actually do it.
TUFSM
Jun 26, 20255 min read


Importance of creating a build methodology
Importance of creating a build methodology
TUFSM
Jun 26, 20253 min read


My quotes won’t be free forever!
I love these posts I keep seeing "FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTES". But yeah, it’s gonna cost £200,000. What am I getting for my £200,000? How do you know you’re not going get hit with extras half way through the job if you don’t know the full details and exactly what the contractor has priced for.
TUFSM
May 13, 20254 min read
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