Detail of Common Furniture Beetle Damage
29 Nov 2025

Can Woodworm be Harmful to Humans?

Naked to the human eye, the woodworm found in homes is actually wood-boring beetle larvae that hatch from eggs laid in timber. The first visible signs are usually the tiny exit holes left behind once the fully-grown beetles leave the wood. By this point, the…

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Penetrating damp through ceiling
25 Nov 2025

How to Deal with Damp in an Office

When it comes to dampness and mould in the workplace, it can be tricky to know who is responsible for dealing with these issues. Quite simply, there’s much confusion surrounding damp in the workplace in the UK. This is mainly down to the fact that…

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Applying Waterproof paint bitumen with big paintbrush
04 Nov 2025

How to Waterproof Concrete

Concrete is one of the most used materials within the construction industry. In the 1960s, one of the biggest architectural trends was flat concrete exteriors. Trends come and go, and whilst it’s now uncommon to see big concrete buildings being newly built, concrete is still…

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