September 6, 2024
Types Of Roof Ventilation Explained
Roof ventilation facilitates continuous airflow through the roof space, and prevents the build-up of warm…
September 6, 2024
Roof ventilation facilitates continuous airflow through the roof space, and prevents the build-up of warm…
August 8, 2024
Fire rated cavity closers are essential for modern building safety. They play a critical role…
August 8, 2024
What are Wall Gables? Cavity wall gables refer to the triangular section of a wall…
August 8, 2024
Cavity trays are essential components in construction, ensuring moisture control within cavity walls. One critical…
May 10, 2024
Damp-proof courses (DPCs) are critical components in construction, preventing dampness from rising through walls and…
April 16, 2024
Cavity Trays is proud to introduce a new evolution in cavity trays for high-rise buildings:…
March 11, 2024
Circular openings in external cavity walls require DPC protection to ensure penetrating rain is prevented…
March 11, 2024
During December ‘23 and January ’24, the cold, windy weather experienced in the UK caused…
February 12, 2024
Thresholds play a crucial role in the construction of buildings. They are the transition points…
January 31, 2024
Water penetration of the exterior leaf of a masonry wall is a common problem that…
January 9, 2024
The recent weather conditions have brought to light ten construction details that can pose a…
December 19, 2023
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, conscientious individual who is able to work self-sufficiently…
November 30, 2023
The NHBC has released updated guidance on the provision of cavity trays to ‘complicated junctions’.…
September 22, 2023
Smoke + Fire + Water + Sound 2.2BR(S) – mandatory Every building that is divided…
September 22, 2023
Masonry Sills – Avoid the Achilles Heel. A masonry sill in brick, tile or stone…
September 22, 2023
Out of the Ground Economically Sub structure work to a conservatory can be restricted to…
September 22, 2023
Cavity Trays Ltd, the longest-established company in its specialised field has drawn attention to the…
September 22, 2023
Parapet cavity walls behave differently because both faces are exposed. Such dual exposure dictates protection…
September 22, 2023
Supporting an opening within a cavity wall using separate lintels that do not connect and…
September 22, 2023
Getting water out of any masonry wall at one time utilised reed straw, chosen because…
September 22, 2023
Cavity Walls – Water Control Assessment Essential When the top of an opening within a…
September 22, 2023
There is commonly a requirement to provide roof ventilation when extending a property. Where a…
September 22, 2023
In 2013 the Department for Communities and Local Government issued a directive regarding conservatories and…
September 22, 2023
Tread Carefully Using the BS 8215 DPC Staircase Various British Standards have been withdrawn in…
September 22, 2023
The practice of providing support to cavity-spanning DPC’s by building into both masonry skins came…
September 22, 2023
Overwhelmed Wet Walls? Can masonry really be overwhelmed? This was the question posed by the…
September 22, 2023
Protection and Wet Deflection – Best Practice. Avoiding exterior skin deficiency There are situations where…
September 22, 2023
Cavitray BWVC Solves Damp Dilemma A builder who had constructed houses with bay windows in…
September 22, 2023
Are You DPC Compliant? Construction is an amalgam of disciplines, in which varying Standards, build…
September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023
Cavity Wall Reveal – Improved Performance The review of Part L highlights the importance of…
September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023
Type LTT Level Threshold Cavitray (Threshold Isolation DPC) The new British Standard BS 8102 released in…
September 22, 2023
Growth Rate of 2.5 mm per Year! It’s unusual to provide a lineal measurement to…
September 22, 2023
Cavity Barrier Problem. Timer Frame construction is one form of construction that calls for the…
September 22, 2023
Good news is contained in the new Building Regulations Approved Documents L1A and L1B that…
September 22, 2023
Responsibility now and in the future? It has been known for many years that radon…
September 22, 2023
Brick and block dimensions and styles are now more varied and consequently it is common…
September 22, 2023
Why Protecting Gable End Insulation from Water Ingress is Essential The insulation terminates at plate…
September 22, 2023
Concave and Convex Cavity Walls Caution with Window Openings and Abutments As well as affecting…
September 22, 2023
Residual transference in cavity wall masonry Minimal residual transference can occur in cavity walls where…
September 22, 2023
Cavity Impingement Affects Most Construction Impingement of the cavity width occurs naturally whenever a…
September 22, 2023
Water Penetration and Retention Water arrested by the lintel and damp course over window and…
September 22, 2023
Rotational Movement Through Cavity Wall Openings Timber-frame construction requires the designer and builder to be…
September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023
Cavity Wall Reveal Performance Diminishes It is unlikely the Government will reduce its commitment to…
September 22, 2023
Avoid going adrift on a raft When site conditions dictate the use of raft construction,…
September 22, 2023
Insulated Floor/Wall Junctions and Potential Weakness? The provision of insulating mediums under or on top…
September 22, 2023
Where Timber Frame and Floors Meet – Best Practice Your Risk and Cost Considerations The…
September 22, 2023
Ventilating Under Floors – Your Choices Increased The Building Regulations require voids under suspended concrete…
September 22, 2023
A Discreet Method of Removing Water That Permeates Masonry Water retention within cavity wall masonry…