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An Irish Property & Engineering Surveyors Blog!
Property Surveying from an Engineering perspective.
Under the Roofline: How Concrete Ring Beams Perform in Galway and Mayo Builds.
A concrete ring beam runs horizontally around your house at the top of the external walls for the entire perimeter of the structure. Historically, you would find them included with the reconstruction of stone-wall cottages to regularise the top of uneven rubble-based walls and to stabilise that structure to better resist roof loads. Is discovering a concrete ring beam bad news for homeowners in Galway and Mayo? In short – no. It ties your walls together; it distributes roof loads and when executed well it prevents structural cracking.
The difference between a Snag List and a Property Survey.
A question that often arises when surveying property is “what is the difference between a Snag List and a Property Survey?”. In general, a ‘Snag List’ is undertaken on NEW property and is only for NEW BUILDS. A ‘Property Survey’ is for second-hand homes.
Property Surveys of Older Houses & Protected Structures in Galway & Mayo
Older and Protected Structures present different challenges when surveying. Often, the problems with such structures are more so a result of the intervention afterwards and the modernisation of such structures…
Top 5 Defects found in Galway Property in 2026...
At myPropertySurvey.ie, we inspect a number of different and complex properties each year. Whilst each property is unique, there are common defects found in the vast majority! We have identified 5 Common Defects that we regularly find in our structural property surveys in Galway…
Getting a Property Survey Report in Gort, Co. Galway
Our offices are based in Tuam, but with the construction of the M17 / M18 motorway, it has made areas like Loughrea and Gort very accessible. We have undertaken a number of pre-purchase structural surveys and Engineers Reports in Gort and Loughrea.