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Winners of The Bricks and Site Recognition Awards build many different types of homes across the breadth and depth of England and Wales, but they all have one thing in common - the LABC Warranty Good Practice Guide. Download it for free here: bit.ly/3AveUJs

The LABC Warranty Early Engagement service offers high-rise builders access to warranty-focused expertise at the design stage. This avoids costly, time-consuming delays after they pass the Building Safety Regulator's approval. bit.ly/3X8GofN

The experts in the LABC Warranty Technical Team recently updated our guidance on the use of insulated reveals to refurbished buildings. Head to the blog for more on how to reach what we consider to be a satisfactory standard: bit.ly/3z0i1sH

Rack up some CPD hours on us. This course, supplied in partnership with Building Magazine, offers you a chance to learn more about how warranty affects the build process: bit.ly/4dZtmrW

While the rain comes down, two subjects will be on the minds of many - water ingress and damp. Membranes provide temporary weather protection to the structure before to the application of cladding, and afterwards offer damp protection. bit.ly/4ecUZ12

ICYMI: You can earn an hour of CPD on us by learning a little more about warranty. It's completely free to access, available at your leisure, and brings you up to speed on warranty, claims and defects: bit.ly/4gFfXaw

The LABC Warranty Technical have issued brand new guidance around pyrite contamination in homes. Read the full guidance, and which sections of the Technical Manual affect this subject, on the site here: bit.ly/4epvVnv.

Contaminated plasterboard isn't something residents should have to (sometimes literally) hold their noses over. Read updated guidance from the LABC Warranty Technical Team on our requirements and specification on plasterboard products: bit.ly/4dDgCXm

The LABC Warranty Technical Training team have launched four brand new toolbox talks. These one-hour digital courses cover the most common defect-generating issues with areas like substructure, internal walls and stairs, parapet walls, and timber flooring: bit.ly/4eR9is3

ICYMI: Brand new courses are available through LABC Warranty Technical Training now, expanding our existing selection of courses with new toolbox talks on substructure, stairs, internal walls and flooring: bit.ly/4dOvnXp

Tomorrow we’ll be welcoming hundreds of representatives from the Building Control profession in the only annual event run by, and for, LABC Members. We’re looking forward to it, hope to see you there!

Day one of the LABC conference in action. It’s always a pleasure to come down and meet so many people from the Building Control profession face-to-face. bit.ly/3CdTb9X

LABC Warranty Managing Director David Swigciski speaking on Day 2 at the 2024 LABC Conference. His talk focused on how LABC and LABC Warranty bring value to each other, and goes into detail on LABC Warranty’s wider work in the structural warranty insurance market.

Our surveyors and technical staff frequently see cavity trays used at DPC level – it might seem reasonable, but it can impede drainage and ventilation in timber frames. The LABC Warranty Technical Team offer more guidance on this topic here: bit.ly/40xHQeP

Any tree, any slope, anywhere. The foundation depth calculator is a vital design tool for making sure foundations are suitable for nearby trees, whether those trees are staying or going - bit.ly/4hEz84A

The LABC Warranty Technical have issued brand new guidance around pyrite contamination in homes. Read the full guidance, and which sections of the Technical Manual affect this subject, on the site here: bit.ly/4fCQL3c.

Breather membranes are a hot topic, with a lot of debate around their function and installation. The LABC Warranty Technical Team have put together a primer on what the membranes do and how they interact with our technical standards: bit.ly/3NXwFVp

LABC Warranty does not accept the use of lift pit liners. In the most recent update from our technical team, we explain why, despite their increasing popularity, they are not appropriate for sites under our latent defects insurance: bit.ly/3ADVX80

You may have seen a news item today about the acceptance of spray-foam insulation in homes. This is as good a chance as any to catch up on LABC Warranty's position and guidance on the use of spray foam insulation in roofs: bit.ly/3CtLblo

The icy conditions aren't over yet, with a winter storm set to fall on the UK this weekend. Which begs an important question - how do you protect masonry from the freeze-thaw cycle, also known as frost attack? bit.ly/40U1j9S