We aim to correctly identify and trace to its root cause, all form of dampness.
Please challenge us, within London.
The Issue with Guarantees in Damp Surveys In the professional world of homebuyer surveying, there is a constant risk of being held liable for missing potential issues. Consequently, if a damp meter shows a high reading, especially at the base of a wall, surveyors often recommend that buyers seek a damp survey from a PCA (Property […]
85% of damp issues in the home involve some degree of excess humidity, be it condensation or insufficient evaporation. Data over time will help determine to what degree vapour is influencing the main area of concern.
Rising damp is a symptom of groundwater in contact with a building. What is rising damp? Rising damp is a form of dampness that occurs, particularly in older buildings, when groundwater rises up through walls, floors and masonry via capillary action, which is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces in opposition
Capillarity or capillary action is often used to explain why water rises up a wall. What is capillary action? The draw of water up a capillary is a useful analogy for explain why and how water is absorbed into brickwork. The rise is the perpendicular height. The capillary rise depends on the surface area and
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Groundwater is one of four causes of damp. What is groundwater? Why does groundwater act different to rainwater? Groundwater is defined as; “subsurface water below the water table”. There is 100 times more groundwater than water in all the lakes and rivers of the world. Paul l. Younger; Groundwater in the Environment Water is pumped
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The market for rising damp treatment The figure or £200 Million market for rising damp market is widely banded about. Large specialist damp proofers probably account for 50% of the market. Kenwood, Rentokil, Tapco, Peter Cox, Lifecote, Timberwise, ProTen, Rosewood, Bryhill, Swiftcure etc. Frank Schrijver is a dutch system. It may work in theory, but the downside is the
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The principles of damp in properties Root cause Damp treatment is most effective and risk free, if the cause is traced back to the source of moisture and stopped. We use a process of elimination. One cause can mask another cause. It rarely takes long to stop water at source, at least temporarily, such as unblocking
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24hr turn around Ask us for a Priority Urgent Damp Report (Damp and Timber Reports) Vendors Buyer are unhappy to spend additional money on a damp survey. Builders (damp contractors) offer quotes for works, which they call damp surveys, so what do you expect…. a £10,000 estimate for rising damp and renegotiation. Agents are seeing
The aim is to record and upload all the various forms of damp issue in a private, non-identifiable way, to help the wider understanding of dampness in properties and in particular, London’s ageing but glorious stately, heritage and period properties. Do comment and send feedback.
