A couple of weeks ago, the director of the Timber Trade Federation wrote about the desperate shortage of building materials. With unprecedented demand for timber post-lockdown and the impact of climate change with an increasing number of wildfires, it was reported that suppliers were “working around the clock” but are Read the full article…
As this is the time of the year where woodworm larvae start to bore through timber, here at the PCA, we wanted to issue a timely message to homeowners to be vigilant to the possible presence of a woodworm infestation. What exactly is woodworm? For homeowners a bit unsure as Read the full article…
Warwick University played host to not one but two Property Care Association conferences last week with both the 2019 Building Preservation and the 2019 Invasive Weed Conference taking place on the 21st November. The two events combined to make the biggest gathering of Property Care Association members ever. With so Read the full article…
Back in February this year I was invited to look at a group of timber houses and farm buildings in the Asturias region of Northern Spain. This area of Spain is far removed from the bustle of the Costas. It is a little more temperate but in my view far Read the full article…
[November 2017] The Property Care Association (PCA) says that the mix of rain throughout the summer combined with mild temperatures has provided the right conditions for wet rot and dry rot to flourish this year. If left untreated, wet rot and dry rot can cause wood to lose its strength – and Read the full article…
[March 2017] Flooding, ventilation and indoor air quality are just some of the issues being addressed at a leading conference for property professionals organised by a national trade body. The Property Care Association (PCA) is holding its annual conference at ‘The Slate,’ the new conferencing centre at Warwick University in Read the full article…
Decades of research material documenting the preservation of buildings has been uploaded into a free to view digital document archive. National trade body The Property Care Association (PCA) has created the facility, and already received a range of enquiries from the UK and Europe, reflecting the importance and significance of Read the full article…
Homeowners are urged to be vigilant with property maintenance following the wet weather conditions. Warmer temperatures and high levels of rainfall can provide a perfect breeding ground for wet and dry rot to thrive. The Property Care Association says the best way to tackle the issue is to ensure basic Read the full article…
Home owners can get the inside track on property issues, including timber preservation, with a new website from national trade body the Property Care Association. Offering insight into the causes and effects of wet and dry rot, the guidance at www.property-care.org/homeowners/timber-treatment comes at a key time in the year, as reported Read the full article…
The use of chemical insecticides has been a safe and reliable method of controlling wood destroying insects when they are discovered in the built environment. The formulations commonly used by the professional building preservation industry have been tried and tested over many years. Insecticides work on the basis that the Read the full article…
by Dr C R Coggins We recently moved from a national system of approvals (Control of Pesticides Regulations – CoPR) via the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) to, from September this year, the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) (which entirely replaces the BPD). You may be familiar with how CoPR works and be Read the full article…
David Moore, Property Repair Systems Why treatment and repair using PCA member companies is the most sustainable approach Around the UK, over the last 20 years, a small group of specialist Members of the Property Care Association (PCA) has pioneered the economic repair of large structural timbers. Why then do Read the full article…
Article by Gervais Sawyer In the first of two articles, Gervais Sawyer considers why wood is durable or, to put it another way, why is it NOT durable? In a second article he will consider how it can be made more durable. Rather than presenting you with bald scientific facts, Read the full article…
The dry rot fungus Serpula (formerly Merulius) lacrymans is well known for destroying timbers in buildings and spreading from floor to floor through hidden spaces. Its mysterious appearances throughout an affected building have led to a sometimes almost mystical fear of its destructive abilities, as though it is something like Read the full article…
