Ideal Dry Rot Conditions?
A wet winter followed by a warm summer means ideal conditions for the growth of the Dry rot fungi. A poorly maintained property, where excess water is permitted to enter the…
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Don’t let autumn showers dampen your spirits
Autumn in Fife: fresh bright mornings, beautiful colours, striking scenery and… rain. As much as we’d like to ignore it, the truth is that Scotland’s rainfall is the highest in…
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The Preservation Company sponsors a hole on Muckhart Golf Course
The Preservation Company is delighted to announce the sponsorship of a hole on Muckhart Golf Course. The popular course easily rivals other more famous golfing havens, such as those at…
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Leave a home the way we would like ours to be left
We have been asked many times what separates us from the competition, what is it that makes us better than the rest? Like most things in life, the biggest differences are achieved by getting the small things right. One of the ways we do that is by leaving a home the way we would like our own to be left after tradesmen visit to carry out the necessary work.
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On the face of it
Like many old buildings, this central St Andrews property had suffered from minor yet long-standing damp ingress through a roof valley gutter. Slight damp staining to the wall plaster below…
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The Untrained Eye
The untrained eye may well look at a section of timber (in this case the exposed soffit lintel section over a window opening), and decide it is in good condition. However, removal of the lintel did reveal - as anticipated - decayed timber and as such, stripping of timbers, wall sterilisation and reinstatement works were undertaken.
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Japanese Knotweed
What is this seemingly innocuous plant that is affecting so many home owners and causing untold distress? A member of the Buckwheat plant family Polygonaceae, Japanese Knotweed is widely recognised as the single most invasive species of plant growing the UK today. Originally native to Japan, China and Korea,
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About The Preservation Company
Having dealt with the smallest of concerns to very large contracts over a 30-year period, The Preservation Company is well equipped to assess and deal with any remedial treatment, diagnosis and repair issues that you may have. As well as obtaining industry recognised CSRT status in 1997, Managing Director Gavin White, also undertook and obtained the Hidden Defects Insurance Auditor status in 2009. This qualification cements the company's ability to fully assess properties and in effect undertake a full property “Health Check”.