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I’ve been a member of Leighton Buzzard Business Club for some 15 years. This is a collection of local businesses who meet on a Wednesday morning at 7am with a view to networking. Over the years there has been a trickle of excellent leads, but the main reason for my attendance is the tremendous amount […]
The genesis of the project was with John Major’s government, but it came into the public eye around 16 years ago as Tony Blair’s government began gearing up for the Millennium celebrations. If you recall, the general opinion, particularly amongst media types and those who call themselves critics and social commentators (exactly how do you […]
I retired from Do-It-Yourself some time ago. The incident that forced the realisation upon me was the less than successful installation of a loft ladder at the corporate headquarters. It ended up in place, but upside down, so that, instead of sliding down and out of the loft, it went up and into it. The […]
One of the options available to a purchaser of a property is leasehold against freehold. Following extensive research – which largely involves sitting on the edge of the bed first thing in the morning, drinking coffee and watching Lucy Alexander in Homes Under The Hammer) – it seems that lenders are somewhat wary of short […]
I’ve been playing around with the foundations on a building and it’s getting a bit fraught – and not for engineering reasons. The superstructure has been designed the project engineer yet the foundations are to be contractor designed, hence designed by a second engineer. I find this odd for many reasons. Firstly, the ground conditions […]
I have no doubt that regular readers (!) will be wondering where I’ve got to over the last year. Well, I’ve kind of been busy being a client of mine. About a year ago we bought a house that had a reasonably serious structural defect, then extended and refurbished it. It was scary to be […]
I hate the wind code with a passion that is normally reserved for exciting sport, a fine wine or a good woman. Actually, at the risk of being accused of sexism, you could mix all those adjectives up. Fine sport. Good wine. You get the point. Allow me to explain. I am obliged to design […]
Surveys come in a number of shapes and sizes, but I am referring specifically here to the surveys that are produced as part of the process of buying a house. This would either be a valuation survey, homebuyer’s survey or a structural survey – which is where I come into the equation. There is an […]
What on earth goes on at Chelsea? Less than 6 months after winning the European Champions League (admittedly in unspectacular style), Roberto Di Matteo finds himself out of a job. In fiscal terms, it is difficult to be too concerned about him, but it must be difficult being in a job where your continued employment […]
I recently presented a seminar on the structural design of loft conversions on behalf of the Associate of Building Engineers. This is an intermittent appointment that has been going on for a couple of years now. I have learned two things from this. It is very easy to assume that the audience has the same […]