How to spot rising damp
You have noticed something on your walls that’s not quite right. A patch of paint that keeps bubbling up no matter how often you repaint it. Maybe your wallpaper is peeling at the bottom. Or there are white, powdery marks on the brickwork near the skirting board. Perhaps an area of the wall that is…
Timber Decay After Winter
Every spring, the same thing happens. After months of cold, wet weather, property professionals begin to notice things that were not there in October: a softness underfoot that was not there before, a patch of discolouration on a beam, a faintly musty smell drifting up from a ground-floor room. Winter has a habit of quietly…
DIY Damp Proofing
Can you damp-proof your own home? For condensation and minor surface moisture, yes. Better ventilation, extractor fans, and anti-condensation coatings can make a real difference to everyday moisture problems. But for rising damp or penetrating damp caused by a structural failure, DIY is rarely enough and can sometimes make things worse by masking the problem.…
Treatment for Wet Rot, Whitstable
Home → Case Studies → Winstable → Treatment for Wet Rot, Whitstable Issue: Potential treatment for wet rot in 1880s terraced house in Whitstable Survey Type Booked – Snapshot £95 + VAT We were asked to attend a meeting between a landlord and tenants at an 1880s terraced house in the wonderful seaside town of…