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