Damp specialists like me make money treating damp problems. So it’s good news when a domestic client asks for a survey to ‘quote for the rising damp that the mortgage surveyor has found’. With this open invitation to quote for work, the clients is lining him/herself up for a loss – this is why we […]
A damp apartment or just poor ventilation?
15 Feb 10 by Dry Rot
As we are still in the depths of the ‘condensation season’ I thought I’d post up a brief video I shot today. Whilst some surveys do require some head scratching, perhaps maybe a bit of data logging and many measurements, others just need a bit of common sense. This is a typical case from Leeds, […]
Filed Under: Condensation, Damp, Mould, Surveying Tagged With: black mould, condensation, Mould
Damp – on walls, on floors – in houses.
13 Jan 10 by Dry Rot
Damp is a four letter work nobody wants to hear. We all use it, but it can mean so many different things to different people: Stained walls and ceilings Salty masonry and plaster Peeling paint Musty odours Rotten skirting and …mould. In reality, all of these are just symptoms, produced by moisture, being in the […]
Filed Under: Condensation, Damp, Rising Damp, Salt Damp, Surveying Tagged With: csrt, Damp, PCA