Dave Smith, Author at Smith Heritage Surveyors

Dampness in buildings: Simple advice to improve damp issues in your property.

Simple advice to help improve damp issues in your home. Since the very unfortunate case of two-year-old Awaab Ishaak sadly ...

4^th Mar

Buying a property in Salisbury: Everything you need to know about buying a house in Salisbury.

Buying a house in Salisbury: Everything you need to know about buying a property in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Salisbury is a ...

21^st Feb

Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Buying a Property!

Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Buying a Property! Skipping home inspections: It's important to have a home inspection to check ...

19^th Feb

Lime Pointing

Specialist heritage mortar? Or just what they used for thousands of years before cement? What is lime mortar? Lime mortar ...

5^th Feb

Guide to buying a Victorian building

I'm buying a Victorian property, what type of survey do I need. If you're buying a Victorian property, it's recommended ...

5^th Feb

The need for old buildings to breathe

Inappropriate cement pointing causing damp issues in my property by reducing the ability of the walls to breathe? The breathability ...

2^nd Jan

Thatched roof cottage in a typical English village

Thatched home inspection: Surveying a thatched property.

Buying a thatched property? We undertake specialist thatched roof surveys. Click here to contact us and to get a thatched ...

22^nd Dec

Sun setting with atmospheric effect over traditional British hou

My house survey uncovered a problem. What now?

My property survey uncovered a problem. What now? So, you have just had your homebuyer or building survey sent over ...

7^th Nov

Listed Building Surveys

Listed building survey findings in Surrey. Poor damp treatment advice from the banks surveyor. We carried out a listed building ...

27^th Sep

What is and is not listed in my home?

What is and is not listed in my home? Is a common question asked by purchasers buying their first listed ...

20^th Sep

Victorian and Edwardian houses, what type of building survey do I need.

Victorian and Edwardian houses, what type of building survey do I need. What type of survey do I need on ...

31^st Aug

Bats in my property

I have bats in my property, or a house survey has identified bats in my property! What to do now. [...

10^th Jul

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