We're a friendly, hardworking team led by surveyors who've been damp proofing London for 20 years. If your home shows signs of damp, you already know how unsightly the problem can be. But damp frequently gives rise to mould, which in turn can affect your respiratory and immune systems. And if left untreated, damp always becomes more severe, eventually causing damage to the structure of your property and lowering its value. A lot can be done to deal with damp. With prompt diagnosis and treatment, the underlying causes can be addressed and structural damage repaired.
London Damp Company has been protecting homes from damp in Central, West and South London for the last twenty years. We're experienced surveyors and builders with a meticulous approach and a craftsman's attention to detail. Backed by the latest innovations in damp proofing technology, we pride ourselves in offering competitively priced and cost effective solutions to your problems with rising damp, penetrating damp, condensation and wood rot. Our focus on heritage and conservation damp proofing means that we'll never recommend a course of treatment inappropriate to your property's period and construction.
At London Damp Company, we only use CSSW surveyors who are certified and qualified in all aspects of damp proofing and structural waterproofing. Our primary focus is to provide a quality professional service that exceeds our customer expectations on every occasion giving you the customer, a detailed report with an in-depth explanation of the damp problem that may exist in your London based property.
London Damp Company offers a full leak detection service across the whole of the United Kingdom within 24 hours. We offer a fast, reliable and competitive service. Our Water Detection Surveyors are all CSRT & CSSW qualified and our experienced technicians have a minimum of 20 years' experience in Plumbing and Restoration Services. We can provide a Trace and Access report for only 299 in London & 349 outside of London. We will reimburse all of your costs if we do not find the leak. We will provide a comprehensive and illustrated report of the leak along with a quotation to restore any damages caused by the leak.
It is important to identify whether timber decay has been caused by dry rot or another wood-destroying fungus such as one of the wet rots. This is because dry rot has the ability to travel through building materials other than timber, giving outbreaks the potential to spread quickly through a building. For this reason additional measures e.g. Important Note: Dry rot can cause widespread structural damage. We recommend that a professional timber treatment company is called in to carry out a survey if dry rot is suspected.
Wet rot is a term used to describe many types of fungal species that can strike at any timber where moisture and dampness linger and over a long period of time causing significant structural damage to a building. Fortunately wet rot can be spotted early and the treatment is simple. We identify and remove sources of moisture from the area, as well as identify timber that has been affected. We then replace the affected timber with specially treated wood to help prevent a repeat occurrence. We then aim to promote a dry environment, and provide excellent ventilation to the area.
As a first step, London Damp Company's specialists are careful to ensure that your damp problem is correctly diagnosed. Because the treatments can differ so much-and because damp is a complex issue-it is vital to differentiate between rising damp and penetrative damp. Treating rising damp is not a job for even the most competent DIY enthusiast, as it requires expert knowledge backed by experience in the field. This is the most commonly used method of treating rising damp. A water-repellent, pore-blocking material is pumped into the section of wall affected by the failure of the original damp proof course.
Brick is an incredibly strong, versatile building material. As you already know if you live in a period home, many structures built with brick hundreds of years ago are still going strong. London's Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian housing stock were all built with brick, and although the materials used then were not designed with today's corrosive pollution, and changing weather conditions in mind, with a little TLC, they will continue to be delightful homes for many more years to come. At London Damp Company our aim is to help you give your brick-built property the care and attention it deserves.
Damp proofing refers to any material or technique added to the floors or walls of your home with the purpose of keeping out damp. Damp is unsightly, and it can also be harmful. Fully functioning damp proofing is an important factor in creating a comfortable, healthy home environment. Damp homes are a fantastic environment for black mould and other fungi, but not a great one for you: fungal spores are a very common cause of lung, skin and immune system complaints. Some people only realise their home is damp after a prolonged period of niggling ill health.
We use only CSSW surveyors certified and qualified in all aspects of damp proofing and structural waterproofing. Our experience tells us that a free service can not provide a professional quality independent service. A CSSW surveyor will call you back advising you if he requires an inspection or can diagnose or price the project subject to a site inspection. This service is ideal for small areas of damp or for large projects with working drawings or floor plans. Includes a CSSW Surveyor to diagnose a damp problem and provide costing to correct the issue with a full guarantee.
Rising damp is a term used to describe the ascent of moisture within the walls of your home, a movement driven by capillary action. The moisture in question, which is often groundwater, contains high concentrations of soluble salts. When the rising damp evaporates from the surface of your walls it leaves these salts behind in your home's brickwork, woodwork and plasterwork, where they perpetuate the damp problem by absorbing further moisture from the air. These salts can remain long after the original cause of the rising damp has been put right, which is why specialist plastering is an essential step in eliminating your damp problem.
Basements, in order to be useful, need to be dry with low humidity levels; however, often they are anything but. Mould, condensation, and flaking plaster are all signs of a damp cellar and must be rectified if you intend to use this below-ground space. The process will involve adding an internal waterproof surface, or basement tanking, and should only be carried out by specialised experts. Our team has many years of waterproofing experience, are fully insured and use technologically advanced methods and materials.
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