Damp Proofing and Mould Specialists in Poole
Poole gives us two extremes within a couple of miles. Old Town and the harbour edge are exposed, low-lying and often built with the harbour water table close beneath them; Parkstone, Branksome and Broadstone are largely inter-war and post-war suburban brick.
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What we find in Poole
Ground water and salt exposure are the recurring themes near the water, while inland Poole is dominated by bridged DPCs and condensation in extended properties.
Old Town and Hamworthy include pre-Victorian and Georgian stock with cellars and solid walls. Parkstone and Branksome are principally 1900–1939 brick with suspended floors. Canford Heath and Creekmoor bring 1970s–80s cavity construction where condensation and cavity fill problems dominate.
Four things that go wrong in Poole
Not a generic list. These are the defects our surveyors record most often at this postcode.
- 01
High water table near the harbour
Cellars and low ground floors in Old Town and Hamworthy see seasonal ground water rather than simple rising damp.
- 02
Salt exposure on harbour elevations
Airborne salt keeps masonry hygroscopically damp and makes plaster fail repeatedly without a retardant system.
- 03
Cavity fill on exposed walls
Retrofitted cavity insulation on Branksome and Canford Heath elevations has bridged in a number of properties we have surveyed.
- 04
Extension junction leaks
Rear extensions added to older houses commonly leak at the abutment where a cavity tray was never fitted.
Harbour-side work often calls for a cavity drain membrane rather than injection — where ground water is under pressure, a barrier that manages water is more durable than one that tries to resist it.
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Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire