As damp proofing experts across Sheffield we offer fully intensive surveys and reports by our certified surveyor in remedial treatments, who holds the nationally recognised CSRT Qualification. As such we specialise in the following:
- Rising Damp
- Dry Rot, Wet Rot
- Timber Infestation
- Condensation Control
Rising Damp can develop within walls due to the lack of an effective damp proof course or the bridging of a damp proof course during earlier construction or renovation.
There are many ways in which rising damp may be found in a property. Rising damp may be found during a Building Survey, by tests carried out to the base of the damp walls, however in more severe cases where damp has been left untreated for prolonged periods of time, visible damp patches may appear, along with hygroscopic salts on the surface of the walls.
Effective damp proofing treatment requires removal of the wall plaster to approximately one metre or higher (depending on the salts within the masonry and several other factors). In addition to this, installation of a new damp proof course within the damp walls will help to provide protection for the property.