Water trickling down the inside of the windows? Black spore mould on surfaces? Random damp patches up on the walls? It [...]

Witches aren’t superstitious. Witches are what people are superstitious about. (Terry Pratchett). Heavy timber frame assembly marks which the original builder used to show what [...]

“Four out of five homebuyers don’t bother with a survey.” FT Weekend. “20% of people who bought a home without a survey found sufficient defects to [...]

A base support about a metre high. Often used as foundation supports to jack a building up above the ground. Thought to originate from steddle (stones) and stathol (for [...]