If you’ve lived in or spent time in an older building with solid walls, you may be familiar with damp. Equally common is the assertion that the proble…
This year saw the “first” Futurebuild event at ExCel London, having previously been known as Ecobuild. Whatever the name, it remains clear that the fu…
Chancellor Philip Hammond uses the spring statement to announce that the Government would guarantee up to £3bn of borrowing by housing associations in…
Gable spandrel panels are being used as a continuation of the internal skin of masonry cavity blockwork or typically as the gable construction in a ti…
Local Authority Building Control (LABC) and LABC Warranty have launched LABC Assured, a new registration scheme for construction systems and products.…
Installing an effective radon barrier in a traditional, masonry-based building is relatively straightforward. Where radon gas barriers in timber-frame…
Does your development need a radon barrier? What does a barrier look like and how can you avoid the most common defect? This article explains.
Using horizontal cavity trays correctly in relation to flat roof abutments should be one of the more straightforward elements of a build. Yet we do fi…
As a warranty provider we are seeing an increase in the number of claims which relate to the combination of underfloor heating (UFH) systems and floor…
By adopting Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), the UK construction industry and homeowners should be expecting higher standards from the sector, ac…
A LABC Warranty digital marketing campaign that analysed the changing size of Britain’s homes narrowly missed out in its bid to pick up a second accol…
En Suite Design 101: 3 Essential Considerations
