Prior to the recent events of COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the world, Premier 1st for Property Care had the pleasure of undertaking this extensive property refurbishment in St Ives, Cornwall. The owners of the property had issues with damp, mould and deterioration to plaster and render beads. As shown in the image below the salt-affected […]
Read more April 9th, 2020
This week the Premier 1st for Property Care team completed a basement waterproofing job in Bristol utilising Newton 8mm Cavity Membrane and Newton Fibran. Damp proofing to basements is covered by British Standards document BS 8102: 2009 “Protection of structures against water from the ground”. This document specifies the performance level for the design of the waterproofing […]
Read more February 13th, 2020
Premier 1st for Property Care was in Hertfordshire penetrating damp from high ground levels on an early 20th Century building, which for the last 80 years has been a small-town hospital. At some point, they had contractors in to build a ramp for access for deliveries on trolleys, and possibly wheelchair users. In doing so the original […]
Read more January 29th, 2020
It’s been an amazing time for the Premier 1st for Property Care team with us being awarded a significant contract to undertake extensive dry rot, waterproofing and damp treatment works at Battenhall Mount, Worcester. St Mary’s Convent School was formally Battenhall Mount, now an abandoned Roman Catholic School features grand Italian designs as well as classrooms. Battenhall Mount […]
Read more November 27th, 2019
There were absolutely no expenses spared on this project in Cadogan Square, London, SW1. Premier 1st for Property Care was asked by an architect to undertake a full detailed damp survey of the building. The results revealed no levels of damp to warrant any works, which was great news for the client! However, after their discussions and […]
Read more October 24th, 2019
It’s been Premier 1st for Property Care’s absolute pleasure to assist this client over the weekend with their required waterproofing system, helping them get their waterproofing system project back on track. This client had been working with a previous contractor, who left the site and the client in despair. The rogue builder tried to convince the […]
Read more August 21st, 2019
We recently carried out work in South West London for wet rot decay. Find out what mistakes this previous property owner made and see images of the rotten timber and moisture readings. Our damp experts carried out a survey on a London property and discovered a very high moisture reading of 99.9. We also identified […]
Read more May 15th, 2019
This social housing in London was meant to have a new tenant but was clearly not fit for habitation, so the Premier experts were called in. Our timeline ran like this: We pride ourselves on providing a one stop shop for our clients removing the aggreation from multi trades being employed. Premier always provide the […]
Read more March 8th, 2019
This porous bale end wall was displaying classic signs of damp penetration, so the owner called Premier Conractors, on the recommendation of Newton Membranes. Our CSSW-qualified surveyor quickly diagnosed the issue from the tide-line of damp extending DOWN the wall from porous stone work externally. Testing showed a very high moisture profile reading. High Meter […]
Read more February 25th, 2019
Every structure is at risk from water ingress, and professional waterproofing is always the answer. Especially if the structure is to be the home of a priceless collection of some iconic motor cars. After discussion with the architect, the on-site contractor called in Premier Contractors and we sent one of our CSSW-qualified surveyors to inspect […]
Read more February 19th, 2019
