What type of damp do I have?

There are many reasons for damp in our homes and damp presents its self in many different ways.

Whether it be a bit of condensation on your windows, a patch of black mould on a wall or your ceiling is caving in, it is safe to say it is all unwelcome and impacts negatively on our lives.

Fortunately, it is also safe to say that in most cases damp is temporary. With the correct diagnosis by an experienced and honest damp surveyor you will be left with a Damp Survey Report outlining exactly the type of damp your property is suffering from and exactly what steps to take to eradicate it for good.

Condensation presents its self as water droplets on cold surfaces of your building. Common places are windows, corners of rooms, behind furniture etc.

The reason why it happens is all to do with the temperature inside and outside the building and the amount of moisture in the air inside the property.

Our engineer will in most cases be able to explain ways to manage the humidity within your property with minimum work being required allowing you to stay in control of your condensation problem.

Rising damp, contrary to popular belief is a relatively rare form of damp that affects the walls of buildings. It occurs when moisture from the ground travels up through the walls. This process is known as capillary action,  ground water is effectively sucked up through capillaries in the bricks, like a series of straws leaving the lower portion of the wall wet.

On the very rare occasion that our engineer might diagnose rising damp as the cause of your damp issue you can rest assured that our damp report will contain all the relevant recommendations for you to efficiently rectify the problem.

Penetrating Damp is the process of water traveling from out side in. Unlike rising damp, Penetrating damp can occur at any level within a building and can have numerous causes. Defective gutters, pointing, roofs, debris in cavities, incorrectly installed cavity wall insulation etc.

Whether you report an unknown damp patch or a drip from your ceiling due to the roof leaking our technician’s job is to find any building defect possibly associated with the water ingress, explain exactly what we have found and how to fix it. Our recomendtions for repair  will be detailed in a photographic report ready for you to action.