Building Maintenance : Slatework

Posted by on Jan 26, 2018 in Building Surveying

Building Maintenance : Slatework

Slatework generally lasts somewhere between about 75 and 150 years before it becomes inevitable that it should be replaced.  It may or may not be possible to reuse a proportion of the slates depending on their condition.  Two things generally fail: the nails or the slates. Image : Scotch Slatework that is some years old […]

Building Projects – Frequently Asked Questions

Posted by on Jan 19, 2018 in Press

Building Projects – Frequently Asked Questions

Its Friday and time for some answers to those key questions about your building projects – here David answers some of the ones we get asked regularly : What consents are required to carry out a building project? Almost any new building and most alterations to existing buildings requires Planning Permission and, in Scotland, a […]

Carillion and the condemnation of “outsourcing”

Posted by on Jan 17, 2018 in Press

Carillion and the condemnation of “outsourcing”

 In the wake of the Carillion debacle the Twittersphere is buzzing with the New Left’s condemnation of “outsourcing”. “Bring it all back in-house” they loudly declare. Exactly what they mean by this is ill-defined. Should the NHS manufacture light bulbs and ambulances? Where do you draw the line? It is perfectly right to question what […]