by George Booth | Apr 25, 2024 | Glossary
Grinning or Ghosting, in Building Surveying, us a phenomenon where the outline of the external brick or blockwork is visible through a render finish on a property. This is a resulting combination of thermal bridging and penetrating dampness. It often appears following...
by George Booth | Sep 29, 2023 | Last Articles
A “U-value” is a measure of the rate of heat flow through an element. It is expressed in W/m2k, and shows the amount of heat lost in watts (W) per square metre of material (for example wall, roof, floor etc.) When the temperature (k) outside is at least one degree...
