November 24, 2011
Click here to download a printable PDF version of our useful information document, Radon Gas in the Workplace Guidance for Employers What is radon? Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can affect properties of all types, ages, locations and uses. The gas is formed when uranium in the soil and rocks beneath us […]
Tags: Employers Guide to Radon, IRR99, Radon Gas, Radon in Commercial Buildings, Radon in Workplaces, Radon Test Kit, Workplace in Radon Affected Area, Workplace Radon Testing
November 17, 2011
November 14th-20th 2011 is Indoor Allergy Week, and national charity Allergy UK is taking the opportunity to highlight the rise in the number of people who are experiencing allergic reactions to their own homes. Allergy UK reports that one in three adults in the UK suffers from an allergy of some sort, and that of these […]
Tags: Allergy Week, Dust Mites, Home Fever, House Dust Mite Allergy, Mould Allergy, PIV, Positive Pressure, Thermalogix
October 24, 2011
The latest stop on the Radon TEE UK tour has been the Welsh market town of Tregaron. Radon TEE World Trek UK organisers, propertECO were in the town to carry out radon remedial works after unnacceptably high concentrations of the gas were detected within a workplace in the town. Under workplace health & safety regulations, […]
Tags: Radon Gas, Radon in Wales, Radon in Workplaces, Radon Remediation, Radon Tee, Radon Test Kits, Radon Testing, Testing for Radon, Tregaron, Workplace Radon Tests
October 4, 2011
The latest stop on Radon Tee UK’s tour was the town of Holmfirth in West Yorkshire. Most famous for its residents Compo, Clegg and Nora Batty, Holmfirth was the setting for Last of The Summer Wine, the longest-running sitcom in the world, having run for 31 series between 1973 to 2010. Radon experts, PropertECO were in […]
Tags: Holmfirth, Radon Gas, Radon in Workplaces, Radon Remediation, Radon Testing, Yorkshire
September 14, 2011
Question: When is damp not damp? Answer: When it is condensation As the time of year known as ‘condensation season’ approaches, many homeowners may begin to worry about apparent damp problems in their properties. Windows & frames usually get cold, so are prone to condensation and resulting mould growth In a building, “damp” refers to […]
Tags: Air Quality, Condensation, Damp, Mould, Positive Input Ventilation
September 8, 2011
On a recent trip to Denbigh, North Wales Radon Tee was delighted to be worn by none other than Sir Henry Morton Stanley, explorer extrodinaire famed for tracking down David Livingstone in Africa and uttering the phrase “Dr Livingstone, I presume”. The reporter for the New York Herald, who was born in Denbigh, was sent to […]
Tags: Radon Gas, Radon in Workplaces, Radon Tee, Radon Testing
September 6, 2011
When PropertECO was contacted by a homeowner suspecting they had rot, our surveyor went along armed with his camera & ready to report back. The ten-year-old property was indeed suffering from wet rot, which had attacked the timber door linings and skirting boards. Wet rot requires a high level of moisture within the timber, so […]
Tags: Damp, Damp Proofing, DPM, Project Management, Rotten Skirting Boards, Wet Rot
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