Damp Surveys in Bournemouth
A document you can act on, argue with, or hand to a solicitor. Surveyed and carried out by our own Dorset-based teams, with a written report and a 25-year insured workmanship guarantee.
Covering Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire
Book a Bournemouth survey
1/3Takes under a minute. A qualified surveyor attends — never a salesperson.
No obligation, no sales visit. Your details are used only to arrange the survey.
Damp Surveys written for Bournemouth building stock
Most of the BH1–BH9 housing we survey is 1890–1935 brick with suspended timber ground floors, slate or plain tile roofs, and rear extensions added at various dates. Cliff-side and chine properties additionally deal with severe exposure and, in a handful of locations, movement-related cracking that lets water in.
A survey is only worth having if it commits to a diagnosis. Ours names the mechanism, shows the readings behind it, sets out what needs doing and separates the urgent from the cosmetic. It is written to be read by a homeowner, a valuer or a housing officer.
Local faults that lead to this work
- 01
Raised paths and drives bridging the DPC
Rear yards and side paths built up over the years now sit above internal floor level, taking moisture straight past the damp-proof course.
- 02
Converted flats with sealed ventilation
East Cliff and Boscombe conversions frequently lost their original airflow, and bedrooms now grow black mould on external corners.
- 03
Chine and cliff exposure
Properties above the chines take driven salt-laden rain that finds any weakness in pointing or render.
- 04
Blocked airbricks under bay windows
Bay window sub-floors are the first place we find wet rot when the void has stopped ventilating.
Scope of damp surveys works
Your quotation lists only what your property actually needs.
- Calibrated moisture and hygrometry readings
- Annotated photographic record
- Named diagnosis, not a list of possibilities
- Prioritised schedule of remedial works
- Fixed-price quotation where works are recommended
- Report formats suitable for lenders and legal use
Damp Surveys in Bournemouth — answered
For domestic damp, mould and timber enquiries in our coverage area, yes — the visit and the findings cost you nothing and carry no obligation. Formal reports for court, insurance or mortgage retention purposes are chargeable because of the evidential standard required.
Between forty-five minutes and two hours depending on property size and how much needs opening up.
No. The surveyor is not on commission. You get the findings, then a written quotation to consider in your own time.
Free damp surveys survey in Bournemouth
A qualified surveyor attends, tests properly and writes it down. No obligation, no sales visit, no charge.
Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire