Archives for October 2007

Dual Glazing Fisticuffs

This story sort of speaks for itself. In the UK, home improvement salesman do not appreciate soliciting multiple quotes.
“A double glazing salesman launched a violent assault on a customer moments after discovering they had spoken to a rival company, a court was told yesterday.”
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25 October 2007 | Construction, Construction and Law, General | No Comments

Caveat Emptor: Collapsible Ladders Are Dangerous

OK folks, these things are dangerous. We have seen these collapsible/folding ladders before on inspections. Some are better than others at promoting self injury and property destruction. Choose wisely.

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18 October 2007 | Construction Defect, Consulting, Experts, General, Inspections | No Comments

Construction Defect Links

As a follow up to the previous post, here are some more links. This time we’re catching up on links related specifically to construction litigation and construction defect litigation.

First up is a story that has come up before. It involves a homeowner, a builder, some defective construction and a binding arbitration clause. The homeowner is [...]

8 October 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | No Comments

Tools, tools and more tools!

We’re catching up on some stories that have been circulating around the internet. In this post we’ll tackle some of the hot new products in the world of tools.

At the top of this year’s holiday wish list for anyone in the construction defect investigation business is the Rigid SeeSnake micro Inspection Camera. This would almost [...]

8 October 2007 | Construction, General, Inspections | No Comments