David M Kinsey is a Chartered Engineer and Surveyor who now specialises in damp and the problems of older houses. David trained as a surveyor in the late 1970s and early 1980s, working with firms that covered a large part of Norfolk and Suffolk. His work during this time typically covered historic and period houses with a varied range of vernacular construction types. During the 1980s David ran a specialist Period House Agency, selling houses throughout Norfolk and the adjacent parts of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. In 1996 he was registered by the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer, before eventually going freelance in 2007. In 2008 David was granted a license by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to practice as a Certificated Home Inspector with a particular specialism in pre-1900 houses.
Over the years, David had called a variety of period houses home, so he has first hand experience of the trials and tribulations of maintaining and renovating old houses. He regularly advises on damp and its associated issues, offering advice for homeowners of tiny cottages up to large country houses and everything in between. He is regularly consulted about listed buildings, and is often recommended by conservation officers. However, he has also been known to dip his toes into condensation issues in modern homes.
In common with other registered professionals, David makes an effort to keep his knowledge up to date by attending professional seminars and courses, as well as keeping up to date with published research on matters relating to damp. He is also the author of the paper titled ‘Meeting the challenges of structural damp diagnosis in older buildings’ published in the Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation (volume 8, number 3) by Henry Stewart Publications.
