Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Damp expert
Hi all - We have totally unexplained damp in a few of our walls and are keen to get it investigated in case it is serious (and just to put our minds at rest)
Does anyone have any recommendations for good people used previously? Ideally for investigation and treatment (if needed).
Thanks,
Alice x
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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on
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I have used http://abbottdampproofing.co.uk/. Excellent service and very knowledgeable.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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Hi Alice. I'd recommend doing some investigating yourself first. Check gutters and downpipes when it's raining. Are they overflowing or leaking down a wall? Do the sofits (the boards the guttering is attached to) seem solid and intact. On the ground floor is any soil right up against an exterior wall or is any paving or concrete laid so it is above the damp proof course. Do you have a water butt up against a wall. It can often be simple (and cheap) things that cause the problem. Best of luck.
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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I'd agree with this advice Michael - I think a lot of damp in walls comes from above, not below. I lived in a ground floor flat that suffered badly with dam from poor maintenance of the roof - we had fungus growing! Also I once had damp coming through the wall from a neighbour's badly caulked shower.
I'm wary of damp contractors because when we moved into our house we had two different damp surveys done - the places they identified as having a problem were almost the exact opposite of the other and one company wanted to install a damp-course above an eight-foot cellar. In the end we did nothing, heated the place properly and have had no problems with 'rising damp' in twenty years.
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