 Publications

Textbooks Diagnosing Damp
Handbook for surveyors on all aspects of dampness investigation, colour illustrated. Published 2003. Ralph Burkinshaw & Mike Parrett. Order from RICS website: www.ricsbooks.com
Remedying Damp
Ralph F Burkinshaw, RICS Books, 2009
Substantial textbook with range of dampness remedies explained and illustrated by case studies.
Order from RICS website: www.ricsbooks.com
Selected Journal Papers
SPAB News Sep 2001
Dampness Abounding
How a positive nitrates result may not actually prove rising damp
(Journal of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings)
Structural Survey Volume 20 Number 5 2002
What is the moisture meter trying to tell us?
(Winner: Award for Excellence, Outstanding Paper 2003)
Various tests on moisture meters described. www.emeraldinsight.com
Structural Survey Vol 22 Number 1 2004-10-24
Which instruments should surveyors use to monitor moisture condition?
Includes a useful test where a floor screed is cured, and its moisture condition monitored using a variety of surveying instruments
(Winner: Highly Commended Award, 2005)
Journal of Building Appraisal (JBA) 2005 -Issue 1 Volume 1
Wall Base Damp Is one horizontal damp proof course sufficient protection?
Various low level damp problems are described and illustrated where damp penetration
at low level was the main cause. www.palgrave-journals.com
Journal of Building Appraisal 2006 - Issue 1 Volume 2
Moisture on Tap
A case study where various diagnostic techniques gradually home in on the cause of dampness.
‘The Rising Damp Tests of Camberwell Pier : Potential height of moisture rise in brickwork and the effectiveness of a modern chemical injection cream damp coursing application.’
To be published soon in Journal of Building Appraisal, 2010
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