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Posted on 28 May 2020 by Dorian

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Recently had a break on the UK south coast - lovel

Recently had a break on the UK south coast - lovely sunny day at the beach, what do you think I found I’d brought along? A surveyor’s tape measure of course!

Finally had a go with the Site Audit Pro app and s

Finally had a go with the Site Audit Pro app and so glad I did. So easy for photo schedules and snag lists. Loads of time saved, the report is collated and shared before I even leave the site. #surveyor

It’s not until you get close up to these tower c

It’s not until you get close up to these tower cranes that you realise what a marvel of engineering they really are. An absolutely huge span. This one is for the glass roof project (not one of mine!) at the National Maritime Museum.

Point Of View: You're a surveyor, you've been busy

Point Of View:
You're a surveyor, you've been busy looking at detailed survey information, it's nearly lunchtime, but you're not really feeling very hungry.
#surveylife

Currently obsessed with Lucy. I take photos of her

Currently obsessed with Lucy. I take photos of her, read about her, write about her. I’ve even done a drawing of her and her sisters. Squat and getting on a bit, but a little powerhouse nonetheless. Here she is.

There are many worse places to be on a sunny day #

There are many worse places to be on a sunny day #London #Greenwich

A contractor recently told me I was one of very fe

A contractor recently told me I was one of very few surveyors and PMs who still actually do a specification and drawings, or ER’s for D&B, and see the whole job through completion and the defects period. And I wonder, how does anyone get what they wanted otherwise?

We’ve just finished a repair and improvement pro

We’ve just finished a repair and improvement project in the dry dock gallery beneath Cutty Sark. Phased work over 11 nights by contractors FES and IDWe, fully open normally every morning. And it must be good, because not a single visitor noticed. Can you spot it? #heritage #pm

Planning building work? Talk to us about requireme

Planning building work? Talk to us about requirements for party wall notices to neighbours. We help you protect your interests and uphold legal duties. #surveyors

Lots of construction is reliant on weather. Poor c

Lots of construction is reliant on weather. Poor conditions can prevent work, damage exposed fabric and spoil curing. So project plans need alternative methods, materials options, contingency time and agile phasing. We look at all this and then sometimes have to hope! What else?

Imagine starting over with a blank sheet… At a r

Imagine starting over with a blank sheet…
At a recent networking I heard a brilliant technique: a Business Bonfire Meeting. If your business had to start over, how would you do it? No limitations, no transformation, just doing it? And if you’re agile enough, you can! #sme

Lovely #netwalking today at NT Knole, courtesy of

Lovely #netwalking today at NT Knole, courtesy of Thackray Williams Solicitors and Sevenoaks Chamber of Commerce. Fresh air, good company, countryside and a pasty too.

Do you remember when you knew less and things were

Do you remember when you knew less and things were simple? You accepted things as they were? The floor was just the floor, a room was space to use, a building somewhere to visit. Before you knew how it all went together, why and what’s wrong with it? No I can’t remember either!

What’s your favourite column capital? 😂 Ioni

What’s your favourite column capital? 😂
Ionian, Corinthian or Doric?
Corinthian too fussy.
Ionian looks to me like they tried to fit a wig and rollers on.
It’s got to be the simple and stylish Doric by the clever Dorians of course!

Extending your home? Read our step-by-step guide o

Extending your home? Read our step-by-step guide on what you need to do!
#Surveyors #homeimprovement
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A bit of night work at the Cutty Sark last night a

A bit of night work at the Cutty Sark last night and I couldn’t resist taking this photo as she looks so resplendent with updated lighting done by the museum recently. This also shows the glass roof enclosing on her waterline as mentioned in my last post.

Some buildings have tiled roofs, some have lead ro

Some buildings have tiled roofs, some have lead roofs, felt or GRP. The one I’m working on today has a roof made of something different…
glass and a 2,100 ton ship - the Cutty Sark.

Maybe an office refurb project soon. Reminds me of

Maybe an office refurb project soon. Reminds me of the worst ever job as a young surveyor - my first employer’s own office - caught in a million protests about who sits where, with who, what side their phone is, over windows or having their back to the door. Does hot-desking win?

Had a great visit to The Opera House at Tunbridge

Had a great visit to The Opera House at Tunbridge Wells. Whatever you think of Wetherspoons, they certainly give new life to buildings and interiors which might be lost otherwise. Apparently a show is sometimes still put on here too.

Thunder and lightning today. Did you know lightnin

Thunder and lightning today. Did you know lightning rods were invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1749? Many 19th century versions had glass balls on - to record if they had been hit or not. I was once in a metal clad warehouse as it was struck, my ringing ears signalled it clearly!

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