Those thinking of purchasing property in need of restoration must be aware of health and safety issues when it comes to refurbishing buildings, Giffard has said.
Glen Irwin, sustainability director at the company, commented that sealed properties suitable for redevelopment will often have condensation problems and damp smells.
Speaking at the Sustainability Now event, he urged restoration project managers to be very careful when it comes to carrying out redevelopment tasks.
"You have got to think about what you are setting in place - try and pre-empt that you are going to have an air-quality humidity issue and then put other interventions in to deal with that," he suggested.
When it comes to insulating lofts, roofs and walls, five millimetres is enough to offer the best saving overall in terms of cost.
"Everybody thinks automatically that they have got to have two inches of insulation, so they have lost four inches across the width of the room," Mr Irwin explained, adding that nobody has to go to these extremes to make savings.
14 Dec 2010
Property Repossession News: Homes in need of redevelopment 'will have health and safety issues'
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