Serving Berkshire & Surrey 50+ Yrs Combined Experience
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Specialist Damp Proofing & Structural Preservation Services

Whether you require non-invasive diagnostic moisture surveys, rising damp DPC injection, cellar cavity drainage membranes, or dry rot eradication, our accredited team works across Berkshire, Surrey and the South East.

City & Guilds Certified CSCS Safe Site Approved
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WHAT WE DO

Comprehensive Remedial & Preservation Solutions

All work carried out to British Standards (BS 6576 & BS 8102).

Damp Surveys & Advanced Diagnostics

Damp Surveys & Advanced Diagnostics

Specialist moisture profiling, thermal imaging, and non-invasive diagnostic damp surveys across Berkshire & Surrey.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Tide marks or high-water salt banding along internal walls
  • Persistent damp, musty odours upon entering ground-floor rooms
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Complete Damp Proofing Services

Complete Damp Proofing Services

Comprehensive damp proofing solutions stopping rising damp, penetrating damp, and condensation at the source.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Damp patches spreading upwards from floor level
  • White powdery efflorescence (salts) pushing through plaster
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Basement Waterproofing & Tanking Systems

Basement Waterproofing & Tanking Systems

Type A barrier tanking & Type C cavity drainage membrane systems with dual submersible sump pumps.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Water pooling on cellar floors following heavy rainfall or high water tables
  • Moisture weeping through subterranean stone or brick basement walls
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Rising Damp Treatment & DPC Solutions

Rising Damp Treatment & DPC Solutions

Stop groundwater capillary action permanently with high-performance silane DPC injection and salt barriers.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Horizontal 'tide mark' stains up to 1-1.2 metres up ground-floor walls
  • Fluffy white powdery salt deposits (efflorescence) on plaster
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Dry Rot Eradication & Timber Repairs

Dry Rot Eradication & Timber Repairs

Specialist eradication of Serpula lacrymans fungal decay, structural timber replacement, and environmental drying.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Deep cubical cracking and brittle, crumbling brown timber
  • White fluffy cotton-wool mycelium spreading across masonry and timber
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Wet Rot Treatment & Timber Remediation

Wet Rot Treatment & Timber Remediation

Identification and targeted treatment of Coniophora puteana wet rot decay in windows, roofs, and suspended floors.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Dark, softened, spongy timber that feels wet to the touch
  • Thin longitudinal cracks running along the wood grain
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Woodworm Treatment & Beetle Control

Woodworm Treatment & Beetle Control

Complete eradication of common furniture beetle, deathwatch beetle, and wood-boring insects with professional insecticidal sprays.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Small round exit holes (1mm to 2mm wide) on timber surfaces
  • Fine powdery dust (bore dust / frass) below infected holes
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Timber Preservation & Structural Care

Timber Preservation & Structural Care

Proactive preservative treatments protecting historic and modern building timber against rot, damp, and beetle attack.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Surface softness or discoloration in structural wall plates and joist ends
  • High moisture readings in ground-level suspended timber floors
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DPC Installation & Chemical Injection

DPC Installation & Chemical Injection

High-pressure and low-pressure chemical damp proof course injection forming an impenetrable water-repellent barrier.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Blistering paintwork and crumbling plaster along internal wall bases
  • Moisture readings remaining high near the floor but dropping higher up
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Condensation Control & Black Mould Eradication

Condensation Control & Black Mould Eradication

Specialist positive input ventilation (PIV), thermal anti-mould barriers, and humidity diagnostics across Berkshire & Surrey.

Key Symptoms & Signs:
  • Water droplets forming on windows, sills, and cold external-facing walls
  • Black mould specks spreading in bathroom corners, behind wardrobes, and ceilings
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Unsure Which Damp Treatment You Need?

Speak directly with Eddie or our senior diagnostic surveyors. We provide free no-obligation phone consultations and on-site damp surveys across Berkshire and Surrey.

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