Olympic Construction have fully trained and experienced surveyors who have a range of solutions at their disposal to solve your property care issues.
Cavity walls have been constructed since the beginning of the 20th century and were constructed to offer better protection from the elements as well as reduce the amount of heat lost unnecessarily from a property. The system compromises of two separate walls ‘tied’ at strategic intervals using a form of wall tie commonly made of metal coated in bitumen or zinc.
Olympic Construction are authorised installers of market leading remedial products which provide cost effective and often little disruptive solutions for many forms of remedial masonry stabilisation.
Rising damp usually occurs when unprotected porous materials ( e.g. bricks and stone ) come into contact with damp earth due to failure of the dpc or incorrect building work practices. There are many symptoms associated with damp.
Condensation can cause structural damage in buildings and can be unsightly. It can affect all types of buildings, from minor irritating mould growth to extensive mould growth, which can result in health problems, fungal decay of timbers and other fabrics within the building
Too often repairs to flood affected buildings are undertaken by general builders with little or no understanding of the long term effect that can be expected when buildings get wet. Olympic Construction is a member of the Property Care Association Flood Remediation Group and are specialists when it comes to repairing buildings affected by water ingress.
Both dry and wet rot can cause structural defects in buildings. Not only can it be unsightly but it is also unhealthy. It can grow at an alarming rate in right conditions. Dry and wet rot are usually caused by dampness, running water, poor ventilation and bad maintenance or a combination of these conditions.
Wood – boring insect attack can cause structural damage in buildings and can be unsightly. There are a number of wood boring insects that attack a verity of timbers in properties in the U.K.
Now more than ever there is an ever increasing demand for using every available usable space within your home. The result of the need for space has created an extensive and wide spread demand for the conversion of basement areas into dry, ventilated usable rooms.
For our clients safeguard and peace of mind, we also provide a guarantee for any works completed by us from one on the specialist trade insurance providers. This ensures, that in the unlikely event of either: something going wrong, or Olympic Construction ceasing trading, the problem will be rectified at no additional cost to the client.
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