Two Damp Problems at a House on Upper Icknield Way, Princes Risborough HP27

A house of around 100 years old on Upper Icknield Way near Princes Risborough had two separate damp problems: one in a ground floor extension and one on a first floor landing wall.

Basement Waterproofing with a Dual Sump Pump on Western Road, Tring HP23

A property on Western Road in Tring had a below ground area that needed to be made dry and usable. The solution was a full cavity drain membrane system with drainage and a dual sump pump.

Black Mould and Condensation in a First Floor Flat on Glendall Street, Brixton SW9

A first floor flat on Glendall Street in Brixton became humid every winter, with black mould on the walls. The occupant was running a dehumidifier constantly just to keep on top of it.

Rising Damp Treatment with External Repairs First on Swanscombe Road, Chiswick W4

A house on Swanscombe Road in Chiswick had rising damp caused by a mix of external and internal factors. The plan put external repairs first so the building was watertight before any internal treatment.

Rising Damp from High Ground at a Flat on Kilburn Lane, Queens Park W10

A ground floor flat on Kilburn Lane near Queens Park had damp in the living room and second bedroom. Outside, the ground at the rear had built up level with the air bricks and above the damp proof course.

Chimney Breast Damp in a Flat on North Grove, Highgate N6

A flat on North Grove in Highgate had damp showing on a chimney breast. The survey traced most of it to the way the chimney had been capped, which was trapping moisture inside the flue.

Damp After a Flood in a Flat on Nether Street, Finchley N3

A vacant flat on Nether Street in Finchley had suffered a flood at some point in the past. The walls around the kitchen and the kitchen floor were left saturated and covered in salts.

Extending a Rising Damp Treatment on Priory Road, South Hampstead NW6

Advanced Damp had already treated rising damp at this property on Priory Road in South Hampstead. On a second phase visit, the treated walls were dry, but moisture was showing just beyond the edge of the original work.

Residual Damp and Chimney Breast Damp in a Flat on Sumatra Road, West Hampstead NW6

A property on Sumatra Road in West Hampstead had already had its external render renewed, but the rear bedroom wall was still damp inside. The survey also found a separate problem on the chimney breast in the main bedroom.

Fixing Damp in Solid Walls from the Outside on Chase Road, Southgate N14

A house on Chase Road in Southgate had high moisture readings in its solid brick walls. The survey showed the real problem was outside, so the answer was external repair rather than stripping the internal walls.

Damp by a Lower Ground Stairwell on Bromfield Street, Islington N1

Advanced Damp had already treated part of this house on Bromfield Street in Islington. The owner called us back when a new damp patch appeared in a separate area around the stairwell leading from the lower ground floor.

Vault Damp and Rising Damp in a House on Prince Albert Road, Primrose Hill NW1

A house on Prince Albert Road in Primrose Hill had warped, saturated plaster in the ground floor front room where radiator pipework passed through the wall into a vault, and separate damp at the rear bay doors. The survey found two different causes.

Damp Proofing a Lower Ground Garden Flat on Medley Road, West Hampstead NW6

A lower ground floor garden flat on Medley Road in West Hampstead had both rising and lateral damp. The building had solid 9 inch brick walls and no damp proof course, and the ground next door sat higher than the flat.

Rising Damp on a Front Entrance Party Wall on Maygrove Road, Kilburn NW6

A property on Maygrove Road in Kilburn had damp and salt staining along the party wall by the front entrance. The cause turned out to be outside: the front step had been raised above the level of the internal floor.

Damp in the Original Solid Brick Walls of a House on Ambler Road, Finsbury Park N4

A house on Ambler Road in Finsbury Park had damp affecting the original solid brick walls in the entrance hall, under the stairs and in the kitchen. The survey found several outside causes that needed to be dealt with as well as the walls themselves.

Rising Damp Treatment to a Bay Window Room on Lucerne Road, Highbury N5

A property on Lucerne Road in Highbury had rising damp in two areas, including the walls around a ground floor bay window. The survey also picked up external defects that needed attention alongside the internal treatment.

Rising Damp in a Lower Ground Floor Flat on Acton Street, Kings Cross WC1X

A lower ground floor flat on Acton Street in Kings Cross was showing rising damp around an internal arch and the back door, even though a damp proof course had been installed by another company a few years earlier. The owner was preparing to sell and needed the problem dealt with properly.

Damp to a Chimney Breast and Leaking Window Frames in Oxford, OX2

A semi detached house in north Oxford had salt staining and damp on a ground floor chimney breast. The survey also found rain getting in around the top floor windows and at a gutter joint.

Tracing a Dining Room Damp Patch to a Gutter Fault in Battersea, SW11

An isolated damp patch on a dining room wall in Battersea was traced from the flat roof above to a displaced gutter end cap and worn pointing. The fix was a targeted repair, not damp proofing.

Rising Damp on a Shared Party Wall in Stockwell, SW9

Paint was peeling along a ground floor wall in an 1870s terrace in Stockwell. The wall backed onto a neighbouring courtyard, and a damp proof course installed many years earlier had failed.

Stopping Condensation and Black Mould in a Converted Flat, Ealing W5

Black mould kept returning in both second floor bedrooms of a converted flat in Ealing. The survey showed the walls were not letting water in at all: the mould was caused by condensation forming on cold gable walls.

Rising and Penetrating Damp in a Mid Terrace House, Hackney E5

A mid terrace house in Hackney had mould and bubbling plaster in the rear conservatory, damp in a first floor toilet and ensuite, and rising damp along the kitchen wall. One survey traced each problem to its own cause, and the work was carried out as a single programme.

Turning a Lower Ground Floor Vault Into a Dry Pantry in Canonbury, N1

A vault at lower ground floor level in a Canonbury period house had no waterproofing at all. The owners wanted to use it as a dry pantry, so our surveyor designed a Type C cavity drain system with a dual pump sump.

Treating Damp Around a Lower Ground Floor Door in Islington, N1

Damp kept returning to a lower ground floor wall beside the rear door of an early 1900s terrace in Islington. The survey traced it to a failed section of an earlier damp treatment, right where the timber door frame meets the masonry.

External DPC Protection & Perimeter Drainage, Somersham PE28

DPC Protection Case Study External DPC Protection & Perimeter Drainage, Somersham PE28 A new drainage channel was run around the base of the external walls to keep groundwater off the brickwork and away from the damp-proof course underneath. Here’s a look at the work carried out at this property in Somersham. Project at a Glance […]

Penetrating Damp Treatment in a Mid Terrace House, Clapham Junction SW11

Penetrating Damp Treatment Case Study Penetrating Damp Treatment in a Mid Terrace House, Clapham Junction SW11 Rainwater running straight down an exposed brick wall had quietly soaked its way through to the plaster inside. Here’s how the survey traced a damp patch back to an outside roof drainage problem, and what it took to dry […]

Rising Damp Treatment to a Sitting Room, High Wycombe HP13

Rising Damp Treament Case Study Rising Damp Treatment to a Sitting Room, High Wycombe HP13 A French drain that had just been installed looked like the obvious answer, but it turned out the real story was hiding in the wall itself. Here’s how the survey got to the bottom of a slowly spreading damp patch […]

Fixing Penetrating Damp Caused by Deteriorated External Render in Tring, HP23

Damp Proofing Case Study Fixing Penetrating Damp Caused by Deteriorated External Render in Tring, HP23 A kitchen column affected by isolated penetrating damp, traced back to deteriorated external render in a tight, poorly ventilated gap between two properties, was resolved with a full hack-off, re-render, and internal salt-neutralising treatment. Project at a Glance Location56 Goldfield […]

Resolving Rising Damp to a Hallway on Bourne Avenue, SL4

Damp Proofing Case Study Resolving Rising Damp to a Hallway on Bourne Avenue, SL4 A damp survey and remedial treatment to the hallway at a property on Bourne Avenue, addressing rising damp with plaster removal, DPC injection, salt neutralisation, and re-rendering. Project at a Glance LocationBourne Avenue, SL4 3JRPropertyResidential property, Bourne AvenueIssueRising damp to the […]

Rising Damp Treatment in an End Terrace House, Desborough NN14

Rising Damp Treatment Case Study Rising Damp Treatment in an End Terrace House, Desborough NN14 A basement that had never been waterproofed was quietly feeding moisture straight up into the ground floor walls of this Union Street terrace. Here’s how the survey traced it back to source, and what it took to put it right. […]