Cob Houses
A significant contribution to the character of the West Country including Dorset are the commonly seen cob walled buildings. The oldest example in Dorset of a cob house dates back to the 15th Century. Cob is a mixture of earth…
Non-Conventional Construction
We were recently asked to survey a bungalow in Charmouth. We soon discovered that the construction of the original part of the property was non-conventional. In this case construction was old basic timber frame construction (timber studwork approximately 4 inches…
Building Survey, Charmouth/Lyme Regis
When carrying out surveys in and around the Charmouth and Lyme Regis area, our survey reports will consider cliff erosion and underlying geology matters. Properties located near the coastline and cliff areas in this locality can be at risk, particularly…