Damp Proofing in Christchurch
Diagnosis first, then the right remedial specification — never a blanket injection quote. 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
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Damp Proofing written for Christchurch building stock
The historic core holds pre-1850 brick and cob with lime finishes and low floor levels. Purewell, Jumpers and Somerford are largely inter-war and post-war brick. Highcliffe includes substantial 1930s and 1960s detached stock with severe cliff-edge exposure.
Damp is rarely one problem. A single wet wall can be rising moisture through failed masonry, water tracking laterally through saturated brickwork, a bridged damp-proof course under a raised path, or condensation collecting on a cold internal surface. Each of those has a different fix, and treating the wrong one is why so many homeowners pay twice.
Local faults that lead to this work
- 01
River-valley ground water
Low ground floors near the Avon and Stour stay wet at the base for months of the year regardless of weather.
- 02
Cob and lime repaired in cement
Older properties near the Priory have frequently been rendered in cement, which traps the moisture inside.
- 03
Cliff-top driven rain at Highcliffe
Unsheltered elevations saturate repeatedly, and any render crack becomes an internal damp patch.
- 04
Post-flood residual moisture
Properties affected by past surface flooding often retain moisture in screeds and low masonry that was never properly dried.
Scope of damp proofing works
Your quotation lists only what your property actually needs.
- Chemical damp-proof course injection to BS 6576
- Removal of contaminated plaster and salt-laden render
- Salt-retardant renders and breathable finish systems
- External pointing, render and ground-level correction
- Bridging removal — raised paths, debris-filled cavities, high render
- Sub-floor ventilation and airbrick reinstatement
Damp Proofing in Christchurch — answered
Often not. A large share of the walls we survey are wet for a reason that injection would not touch — a bridged DPC, a leaking gully, a failed lead flashing or condensation. We only specify injection where readings and salt profile genuinely indicate rising moisture.
A single wall in an average terraced or semi-detached home is usually two to three days including replastering. Whole-property work runs to one or two weeks. We give you a working programme with the quotation.
New render needs time to cure and release construction moisture. Allow roughly a week per 5mm of thickness before using a mist coat of breathable emulsion, and avoid vinyl papers or oil-based paint for the first few months.
Yes. The 25-year workmanship guarantee is registered against the property, so it passes to a buyer and can be produced for a mortgage valuer or solicitor.
Free damp proofing survey in Christchurch
A qualified surveyor attends, tests properly and writes it down. No obligation, no sales visit, no charge.
Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire