Can anyone recommend a damp proofing firm?

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Permalink Reply by Emma on June 12, 2018 at 20:03

Hi used central conservation and found this to be good. They are on Gren Lanes and got good reviews on here and do a free assessment, although I was reccomended to get an independent survey so that I knew exactly what the problem was, so not reliant on companies selling me dampproofing I didn’t need! I went with Jason Mahoney, independent damp proof specialist

good luck! It’s not cheap! 

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Permalink Reply by jeannie on June 13, 2018 at 10:06

Thanks for your thoughts!

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on June 13, 2018 at 12:53

I used Abbotts Damp Proofing - David Prince is a no nonsense type, who'll tell you how it is!  He's a "what he doesn't know ain't worth knowing" kind of guy.....

https://abbottdampproofing.co.uk/

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on June 13, 2018 at 21:10

Another Abbotts fan here. We needed to find out about three separate areas of damp in our home - it turned out that none required damp proofing treatment, and all are doing fine many years later. You pay a one off fee for their visit.

Having previously lived in a flat that had been treated by one of the large damp proofing firms, I would never go down the route of getting them round for a 'free' inspection - definitely worth paying money up front and getting some more impartial advice. 

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Permalink Reply by Charlotte A on June 13, 2018 at 14:49

Go with an independent damp expert to assess the problem. In nearly all cases, the damp proofing injection stuff is a total waste of time and money. In Victorian houses, damp coming up from the ground is usually caused by a breach of the damp proof course or a lack of ventilation. 

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Smith on June 13, 2018 at 15:25

Worth checking out damp specialist surveyor Peter Ward's youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/stibnite11/videos?disable_polymer=1 before risking calling in any "damp wallys" as he likes to call some damp-proofing firms.

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Permalink Reply by jeannie on June 13, 2018 at 16:38

Thanks - I will take a look!

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Permalink Reply by jeannie on June 14, 2018 at 12:14

Hi Tris,

Thanks for all the really useful info. 

Our surveyor told us to increase the ventilation, sort out the gutters and lower the external ground levels so we will be doing all of this as part of the work. As you guessed, we do also have a problem with a chimney which needs to be addressed.

Our problem is that our mortgage company is involved in the process as they have put a retention on these works. We planned to do the chemical damp proofing to satisfy them.... based on the Peter Ward approach this may be a mistake. 

Not sure how to proceed now! 

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