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Basement Waterproofing Systems

Basement Waterproofing Systems: What Kent Homeowners Need to Know

If you own a property with a basement or cellar in Kent or South East London, you’ll know that keeping below-ground spaces dry isn’t always straightforward. Between Kent’s unpredictable rainfall, mixed geology ranging from chalk to heavy clay, and the age of many local properties, basement damp issues are surprisingly common. Victorian and pre-war homes…

How to treat wet rot

How to Treat Wet Rot Effectively

Timber decay can be a homeowner’s nightmare, causing both structural damage and visual discolouration in wooden features within your property. And the first question we are always asked is, how to treat wet rot effectively. Under the right conditions, it can affect any property, but we’ve seen it in many historic properties we support across…

Damp solutions

The Best Damp Solutions

Finding the right damp solutions for your property can be a huge relief. For most people, the uncertainty causes anguish and leads to either trying a quick fix or a damp proofer who promises the world and never delivers. There are DIY damp solutions that you can attempt, and depending on the situation, they can…

Damp and Timber Report

Damp and Timber Reports for Houses in the UK

Our damp and timber reports are vital to our service, as they are the blueprint for what happens next. The last thing you will get from us is the suggestion of work we cannot prove the benefit of. With the UK climate adapting as a result of global warming and UK homeowners facing the challenges…

What causes wet rot

What Causes Wet Rot

Getting to the bottom of what causes Wet Rot is the start of solving the problem, and with the weather as it is right now in Britain, it’s not hard to work out. Given that this country is experiencing a typically mixed British summer, the warm weather and ongoing rain make the perfect conditions for…

Listed Building Preservation

Listed Building Preservation Works

Listed building preservation is essential in Kent and the surrounding area. We have lots of beautiful properties and our trained team have lots of experience managing the damp problems that come with such old buildings.

Building Preservation

Understanding Building Preservation

Being a member of industry trade association, the PCA, means we get insight into the latest research to keep us at the forefront of the building preservation.

Damp on Internal Walls

Damp on Internal Walls

Of the 27 million homes in the UK an estimated 20 million have cavity wall construction. Question is, can ths cause damp?

What is tanking

What is Tanking?

The process of tanking has changed over the years. It has caused some confusion and we are regularly asked, “what is tanking?”. So here is your guide to what it is and what it’s not.

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