Author Archives: Hireload Team

Landscaper compacting an MOT Type 1 sub-base for a new patio with a petrol wacker plate, raked stone and a rake in the foreground
How to Compact a Sub-Base for a Patio or Driveway (MOT Type 1)

How to Compact a Sub-Base for a Patio or Driveway (MOT Type 1) — the [...]

Operative compacting a new build driveway with a petrol wacker plate wearing a helmet, ear defenders, safety glasses, gloves and hi-vis
How to Use a Wacker Plate Safely

How to Use a Wacker Plate Safely — a step-by-step guide to setting up, operating [...]

Hire desk staff member advising a customer on plate size at a London depot, a light plate in front and a heavier reversible plate on the racking behind
What Size Wacker Plate Do I Need?

What Size Wacker Plate Do I Need? — how plate width and compaction force match [...]

Operative compacting a gravel driveway sub-base with a forward plate compactor while a larger reversible plate compactor stands ready on the kerb line behind him
Forward vs Reversible Plate Compactor: Which Do You Need?

Forward vs Reversible Plate Compactor: Which Do You Need? — the real difference between the [...]

Petrol wacker plate compacting a stone sub-base for a new garden patio, showing the compacted strip it has already passed over
What Is a Wacker Plate and What Is It Used For?

What Is a Wacker Plate and What Is It Used For? — a plain-English guide [...]

Housing officer with a tablet and a technician taking a moisture reading on a black mould patch in a tenant living room, with a dehumidifier and air mover set up
Landlord? Here’s How to Meet Awaab’s Law Damp Deadlines

Landlord? Here's How to Meet Awaab's Law Damp Deadlines — the fixed timescales social landlords [...]

Plasterer checking freshly plastered walls with a moisture meter while a hired dehumidifier drains into a bucket in the middle of the room
Drying New Plaster: Should You Hire a Dehumidifier?

Drying New Plaster: Should You Hire a Dehumidifier? — A hired dehumidifier can cut plaster [...]

Technician taking a wall moisture reading in a stripped room with an LGR dehumidifier, two air movers and a hygrometer reading 48.7 percent on the floorboards
How Long Does It Take to Dry Out a Room? Real Timelines by Situation

How Long Does It Take to Dry Out a Room? — Real drying timelines for [...]

Site engineer holding a hygrometer between a 3kW electric heater and an industrial dehumidifier in a cold bare plaster room
Heater vs Dehumidifier for Drying — Which Do You Need?

A heater and a dehumidifier do opposite halves of the same job. Here is which [...]

Surveyor with a clipboard and a moisture meter recording a tide mark of rising damp under a bay window, with a Cube dehumidifier running in the corner
Rising Damp vs Condensation vs Penetrating Damp: How to Tell the Difference

Rising Damp vs Condensation vs Penetrating Damp How to tell which type of damp you [...]

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