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