The DPA Induction Course 1 Day Event

Ideal for:

Remedial Companies, Loss Adjusters, Property and Insurance companies

Basic Principles of Building Dampness

· Types of dampness

· Condensation

· Mould

· Rising Damp

· Below Ground Dampness

· Guarantees

Dry Rot and its Science

· Consequences of escape of water

· Initiation of a wood destroying fungi

· Insurance considerations and liabilities

· Building Maintenance

· Will walls dry out

Cost £135.00 + VAT

Dates 18/02/2012 London  (Sold out)  10/03/2012 Manchester  

DPA Surveyors Training course 4 Day Event

The DPA surveyors course is for those involved in the damp proofing and remedial treatments industry.

Essentially the course will provide education, knowledge and skills required to undertake domestic and commercial surveys in our industry.

Day 1:

Timber – Infestation and decay

• Timber and its use in the construction industry
• Wood Boring insects (woodworm)
• Wood destroying Fungi (dry and wet rot)
• Surveying of Wood fungi
• Surveying of Beetle infestations
• Treatment of wood destroying fungi and Infestations
• Types of Timber Preservatives and application methods
• Deep kill pastes and applications
• Solvent based Preservatives
• Boron and its applications

Day 2:

Dampness - Surveys and remedial treatment

• Construction materials, bricks, blocks and stone.
• Cement and concrete
• Damp Meters and applications
• Chemical measurement
• Water Proofing structures
• Tanking basements
• Dampness in buildings
• Diagnosis of Dampness and condensation in buildings
• Rising damp and its chemical treatment
• Surveying procedures

Day 3:

Health and Safety at work

• Health and safety in the work place
• Keeping site clean
• Company Law requirements
• COSHH, and risk assessments in the work place
• Water based chemical treatments and safe use
• Solvent based chemical products

Day 4:

On Site Applications

• Site visit
• Rising Damp treatment demonstration
• Timber treatment demonstration

Cost £525.00 + VAT

Dates 30/03/2012 Manchester   10/04/2012 London 

The DPA Structural Waterproofing Course

4 Day Event

Day 1:

Basic Principles of Structural Waterproofing

· Cavity membrane systems

· Pump Systems

· cementitious systems

· Salt contamination

· Induced stresses

· Types of systems

· Selecting systems

· Combining systems

· Conforming to BS 8102

· Guarantees

Day 2:

Surveying, measurement, Science, and Quotation

· Measuring Techniques

· Water tables

· Structural Slabs

· Producing an accurate quotation

· Contact Law

· Risks of failure

Day 3:

Principles of Cementitious and Cavity Drain Systems

· Application of cementitious slurries

· Render Mixes

· Water proofing additives

· Wall preparation

· Salt inhibitors

· Sulphate attack

Cost £525.00 + VAT

Dates 30/03/2012 Manchester  10/04/2012 London 

The DPA Condensation 1 Day Event

Ideal for the remedial Industry

Day 1:

Basic Principles of Condensation in Buildings

· Science of Condensation

· Mould and micro biology

· Conditions for mould growth

· Control of condensation

· Positive pressure units

· Anti fungal products

· Sub and high level ventilation

Cost £135.00 + VAT

Dates 10/04/2012 London