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Rising damp.

Not always visible. Often hidden by decoration. Found by a survey, and put right properly.

Drawing of a wall cut away in three layers: brickwork with a band of injected damp-proof course near the base, a coat of render, and new plaster.123
How it’s treated

Rising damp is treated with a cream-based chemical damp-proof course, injected into small holes at low pressure, to BS 6576. Salt-contaminated plaster usually needs renewing as well.

  1. 1Brickwork, injectedA cream-based chemical damp-proof course, injected at low pressure to BS 6576.
  2. 2RenderSalt-contaminated plaster usually needs renewing as well.
  3. 3New plasterA clean site, and a wall you can decorate again.

Rising damp, put right. Drawn to explain, not to scale.

A recent job

A chimney-breast wall, from tide mark to finished.

A painted chimney-breast wall with a brown tide mark of damp along the lower half, and decayed timber at the skirting.
1 Before
The same wall with the lower plaster stripped back to bare brick.
2 Stripped to brick
The same wall with a fresh grey coat of render on the lower half.
3 Re-rendered
The same wall finished with new pink plaster, new white skirting board and a wood-effect floor.
4 Finished

How it works

How a survey works.

  1. 01

    Inspect

    We inspect for damp, timber infestation and decay, basement waterproofing, condensation and mould.

  2. 02

    Report

    You get a written report with our findings, recommendations and a quotation if work is needed.

  3. 03

    The work

    Completed to a high standard, “leaving a clean site and a happy client”.

  4. 04

    Guarantee

    We issue our own guarantees for 15 years depending on treatments.

Let’s take a look.

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