Damp Surveys in Christchurch
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 Christchurch 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 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.
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
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 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 Christchurch — 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 Christchurch
A qualified surveyor attends, tests properly and writes it down. No obligation, no sales visit, no charge.
Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire