Damp and Timber Survey in Colwyn Bay

Damp and Timber Surveys & Damp Reports Carried Out in Colwyn Bay on Behalf of: Homeowners, Buyers, Sellers, Solicitors, Mortgage Lenders & Re-Mortgage Equity Release Companies. Damp Specialists Providing Accurate Diagnosis for: Rising Damp, Condensation, Woodworm, Wood Rot, Wood Boring Insects, Timber Decay & Wet / Dry Rot .

Covering the following areas: Old Colwyn, Mochdre, Rhos on Sea, Abergele, Llanddulas, Llysfaen, Llanrwst, North Wales.

Need a Specialist Damp Report or a Timber Damp Survey Colwyn Bay? Call: 0800 246 5668 or Contact Us Here 

Independent Damp Surveyors Approved & Registered (C.S.R.T.) (C.T.I.S.) Damp Proofing and Timber Treatment Specialists. We Have Been Carrying Out Specialist Timber & Damp Surveys & Report Services in Colwyn Bay and Conwy County for Well Over 40 YEARS. 

Rising damp specialists offering chemical free, eco-friendly cost-effective sustainable solutions. Therefore, avoiding unnecessary, costly & disruptive chemical treatments offered by many remedial damp proofing & timber treatment companies & contractors in Colwyn Bay.

Adept UK Damp Surveyors – are proud to provide damp & timber surveys for local based residents, with the most reliable specialist damp and timber report company in Colwyn Bay.

Independent Damp Surveys in (Colwyn Bay). Approved damp control specialists & timber surveyors are accredited damp-proof specialists & Certificated Surveyors in Remedial Treatments (C.S.R.T ) (C.T.I.S.) qualifications recognised by the Property Care Association (P.C.A) Formally known as the (BWPDA) (British Wood Preserving & Damp Proofing Association)

Are you in the process of moving and considering purchasing a property in Colwyn Bay? It is always wise when buying a house to have a pre-purchase damp and timber survey conducted by wood rot & damp experts before exchange of contracts.

If you’re looking to buy a property or you are currently selling your home in Colwyn Bay, then we are your ideal local independent damp & timber specialists who can investigate all damp-proof course & timber decay related issues.

It is also in one’s interest to obtain an in-depth pre purchase specialist timber & damp report and survey carried out by damp-proofing & timber treatment specialists based in Colwyn Bay, especially if any wood rot, rising damp & woodworm issues have been flagged up and highlighted in a building surveyors home buyers report.

If your looking to book a damp and timber survey & report regarding signs of rising damp, wood decay or woodworm in your area, then simple get in touch with one of our locally based damp and timber surveyors to book your property survey and arrange an appointment.

Congratulations you’ve found your perfect home, you’ve agreed a price with the sellers, your mortgage company have sent a mortgage surveyor to inspect and value the property, you wait for the homebuyers report with great anticipation and then in the last minute you are informed by your mortgage lenders, that you need to arrange a damp and timber survey & report from damp proof, wood rot & woodworm treatment companies Colwyn Bay.

What is a Damp and Timber Survey?

A pre-purchase damp and timber survey with a written report carried out on a property in Colwyn Bay can cover any of the following.

• Damp and woodworm survey with report for clients buying a property and need to get a house or flat inspected by damp specialists and checked for signs of woodworm, wet / dry rot & walls tested for suspected rising damp and penetrating damp to ground floor walls.
• A damp survey Colwyn Bay including report is available to all residents for rising dampness, wood rot, timber decay & wood boring beetles (woodworm infestation)
• A condensation damp mould survey on a property in Colwyn Bay involves damp and mould surveyors inspecting a house for visible signs of any condensation black mould and other related issues.
• Damp and woodworm survey & specialist report for rising dampness, wood rot, timber decay & wood boring beetles (woodworm infestation)
• Damp specialists will carry out an external inspection to locate the position of any damp course and for high ground levels which may lead to low level dampness & timber decay to sub-floor timbers
• Timber inspection of wooden floors for dry rot, wet rot and woodworm
• Woodworm treatment & damp-proof course specialists based in Colwyn Bay, can also inspect & report upon any remedial damp & timber treatment work, which may have been previously carried out on a property and guaranteed by (PCA) approved property care association registered damp-proofing and timber treatment companies / contractors or other local damp specialists offering  rising damp, dry rot & woodworm treatment services based in Colwyn Bay area.
• Woodworm treatment specialists in Colwyn Bay can also inspect roofing timbers for any signs of dry rot, wet rot timber decay and active woodworm
• Damp and timber inspection to assess whether (air bricks) sub floor ventilation is adequate and to check that there is no woodworm, rising damp & wood rot decay present in the floor or roof timbers.
• If requested wood rot specialists we can inspect roofing timbers for dry rot, wet rot and woodworm
• Dry rot and damp survey with a report as requested by mortgage companies for suspected timber decay dry rot, wet rot and any active woodworm, for clients buying or selling a property.
• Inspect the property for visible signs of any condensation black mould-related issues
• Timber survey, we can also carry out an intrusive sub-floor timber inspection to inspect and report upon concealed joists, and to determine the condition of any other wooden flooring for suspected wood rot, timber decay & any signs of active wood boring insects (woodworm) at an additional cost.
• For added piece of mind we cover the whole of Wales. We survey all types of construction- e.g., stone & brick built cottages, detached, semi-detached, mid & end terraced house, bungalow, ground floor flat etc.

Of course, all the above are subject to your instructions. The most important aspect for any damp and timber survey is whether access within the property is available, surveys will always be limited by things such as furniture, floor coverings, fitted kitchen units, etc. However, we can use an array of surveying equipment including; endoscopes, ladders, dual mode moisture meters, mirrors and even binoculars.

It is important to have a property checked for rising dampness & inspected for woodworm infestation, prior to exchanging contracts, so the cost of any specialist damp-proofing and timber treatment for wood boring beetles can be negotiated with the vendor.

Our specialist damp and timber surveyors are accredited Certificated Surveyors and Experts in Remedial Damp & Timber Treatments (C.S.R.T ) by the Property Care Association (P.C.A)

SURVEY FEED BACK

‘Thank you so much for your damp and timber report and proving to our buyers that no damp-proofing or timber treatments were needed. It was just what we needed to finally get the 1900 house in Colwyn bay sold’
Detached Two Bedroom 1930 Bungalow, Llanrwst Road, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5UT, August 2018

‘You carried out a damp survey on our last house that we were selling in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, and found that instead of needing a new damp-proof course, only new air bricks were required. Your damp report really helped us with the house sale so we’re hoping a similar situation might apply in the one we are now buying in Old Colwyn’
Three Bedroom 1920 Semi Detached, Hawarden Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8NA.July 2020.

‘Thank you so much damp timber survey & for sending your damp and timber report so quickly. It was just what we needed for our mortgage company.’
Two Bedroom 1900 Flat, Penrhyn Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8LG, July 2018

Money saving case histories

Damp and timber surveys carried out by Adept UK to satisfy mortgage requirements

Mortgage surveyors & building society surveyors in Colwyn Bay always seem to err on the side of caution when there is the slightest hint of dampness or timber decay in properties they survey.

This applies even more in a lot of properties in the UK where a lot of houses are stone built and do not lend themselves to the more popular damp-proofing systems.

Most mortgage & building surveyors simply use a moisture meter to detect dampness but these meters are not accurate on plaster or brickwork and they often give mis-leading readings and then surveyors immediately recommend a ‘PCA specialist damp and timber survey & report to be carried out by damp companies in Colwyn Bay.

Forewarned that damp has been picked up on a mortgage survey these ‘free damp surveys’ (which are really just damp & timber quotes) will regularly mis-diagnose rising damp and recommend chemical damp-proofing which is unnecessary, expensive and disruptive. If there is any damp it can usually be controlled in more cost effective, eco-friendly ways.

Most houses in Colwyn Bay that were built around 1875 to 1900 etc. have had a physical damp-proof course fitted and despite what a lot of damp-proofing surveyors say these are unlikely to break down and allow rising dampness to occur.

Despite knowing this a building surveyor detected ‘rising damp’ on the front wall of the house as part of a mortgage survey and recommended further investigation.

We found that the existing damp-course was fully intact and still functioning and that the cause of the ‘rising damp’ was due to leaking guttering which had allowed rainwater to splashback off the driveway and into the base of the wall.

Moisture then travels through the wall by capillary action to appear as induced ‘rising damp’ internally. No damp-proofing works were required and all that was needed was the replacement of the defective gutter, saving our client the expense of having unnecessary and expensive damp-proofing works carried out.

Damp and timber surveys with a written report for rising dampness and woodworm infestations are usually requested by banks and building societies as a condition of a mortgage offer being accepted so that they can be sure that the structure of property is free from rising dampness, wood boring insects, and wood rotting fungi.

However you may not buying a property, and therefore do not need a pre purchase mortgage damp and timber report, then our damp-proof course surveyors can still help you with our trouble shooter survey. Our independent damp-proof specialists in Colwyn Bay can carry out brief damp and timber surveys to give you peace of mind. 

Damp survey? Timber damp report?   Terms which come up every day, when people are either buying / selling houses and there doesn’t have to be a damp problem for a damp survey to be asked for by a mortgage lender.

The problem is that many of us don’t buy and sell houses every day, so when a PCA damp survey / PCA damp report is asked for, people don’t know where to turn and that leaves them open to mis-diagnosis, confusion and sometimes; very poor service.

So, what is a damp survey and when is a damp survey needed and what is a damp report is likely to contain.

Damp is a common issue and affects a large number of homes. At the benign end it can be ‘something and nothing’, perhaps a few spots of mould and damp staining on ceilings due to a slipped roofing slate / tile.

However, at the other end of the scale, damp can cause real damage to a house; rotting structural roof and floor timbers, perishing wall plaster and sometimes making selling a house difficult, as potential buyers and mortgage lenders are put off.

A damp survey is usually asked for because a previous survey, by a valuation  building surveyor has picked something up, which he wants investigating further, often by independent damp specialists like us.

I’ve been carrying out damp surveys on houses for the last 40 years, so I’ve done quite a few! Sometimes a PCA damp report is merely asked for as a precaution; there may be no suspected problem, but the building surveyor wants to be sure and double check, to protect his client from a costly surprise. These surveyors often state in a homebuyers report that  a PCA damp and timber report will be required for mortgage loan approval.

A damp survey would usually go something like this:

After arranging access with the vendor, the damp surveyor will arrive and after a brief introduction get to work. This will first involve a walk around the outside of the property. The damp surveyor needs to establish the construction details, are the walls solid, cavity, rubble filled? Is there a damp proof course present?

What’s the lie of the land like, sloping? How high in relation to the internal floors and such? What is the design of the house like; features which may need regular maintenance and could allow damp to occur if ignored; valley gutters; copings at verges, rainwater pipes; surface water drains; other walls intersecting the house, like boundary wall, retaining walls and such? All of these will be taken in by the surveyor. Are there chimney stacks capped?

A surveyor will then, they will look for any building defects: What’s the pointing like? Render? Is it cracked, hollow, in contact with the ground or bridging the damp course (if there is one present)? What about the gutters and down-pipes? Is the DPC bridged? Are there vents or ventilation cowls for the kitchen and bathroom extractors? Is the stone / brick porous? Are there garden bushes which could block gutters and hide other damp problems?

If this sounds a lot, it’s not an exhaustive list, but gives a flavour of what any experienced and qualified damp surveyor will be considering within minutes of arriving.

Then the internal damp survey will start, though usually the damp surveyor will have a chat with the vendor (if the house is occupied). Any work done before? What’s the history of the house?

Whilst the surveyor will go all around the house, they will already have a good idea of where any damp problems are likely to be, following the clues they have picked up outside.

The damp meter will not be used yet. First, it’s a visual check-around the property, looking for damp staining, loose wallpaper, peeling paint, salting or other signs of any damp problems. Then they will use their moisture meter to test the walls:

• Testing and checking the walls where there are no apparent signs of damp (but where a surveyors observations lead too), just in case the damp problem is new and hasn’t damaged the internal decorations yet.
• Where a visual damp problem is seen, and where an elevated damp reading is found, they will want to use their moisture meter to check if the problem is an historic one, which has dried out. If it hasn’t and high damp readings are obtained, our surveyors will start to profile the area of wall, to find out what the relative distribution of the moisture is. A moisture profile will help his damp diagnosis and combined with the visual internal and external inspection; it should allow a reasonable diagnosis of the cause of the damp to be made.

A damp report is needed so our surveyors will be taking notes and perhaps photographs along the way, so that a meaningful written damp report can be issued.

Recommendations, as to what to do about the damp (if any noted) are an essential part of the damp report. These could include simple maintenance work, like re-pointing, installing an extractor fan, or repairing gutters, down-pipes and any roofing repairs.
Sometimes the cause of the problem may be rising damp or a severe penetrating damp issue. In these cases, an independent damp specialist will prepare a damp report, which includes a specification for any required work.

Independent damp specialist surveyors don’t quote for work, but will offer a repair specification and advice on how to find a good specialist damp proofing companies to carry out the work for you.

The damp report will often be required by a mortgage lender and these days, many of them recommend that the damp survey is carried out by an independent damp specialist who is a C.S.R.T. qualified surveyor this is because the damp proofing industry is unregulated and unfortunately there are quite a few damp ‘specialists’ who have no industry qualifications, and sometimes no idea what they are doing.

Using a qualified C.S.R.T. independent surveyor is the best way of avoiding unqualified, cowboy traders, who offer damp surveys and damp reports which in many cases are defective, and contain wrong and misleading advice.

Condensation Specialists in Colwyn Bay

Adept UK damp and condensation specialists have helped reduce condensation and damp issues in Colwyn Bay and the surrounding areas.

At Adept UK, we pride ourselves in our customer service and look forward to demonstrating how we can assist you and your condensation problems. In Colwyn Bay condensation and damp problems can cause significant damage to properties, and if left untreated it can take a long time and be very expensive to repair.

Damp & condensation problems can lead to further issues including mould, decorative spoiling & damage to furniture and house contents.

Of the many problems that can affect your home over time, dampness & condensation are two of the most troubling. Damp is capable of affecting the whole structure of your property and can also result in health problems for residents.

These damp problems cause stress and worry, for home owners, tenants and landlords. Damp and condensation look’s unsightly, despite regular cleaning, so it is essential to deal with the root cause.

Obtaining an independent survey is advisable for an accurate and informative diagnosis, using plain English, with no hidden agenda of obtaining works or materials that are often ineffective and often not needed

Diagnosing damp & timber decay problems in Colwyn Bay – what signs to look for.

The first step in fixing dampness is to find the main source. There are many different types of dampness – here are the signs you should be looking out for.

RISING DAMP

Rising damp is caused by a non-existent or faulty damp-proof course and describes the action of groundwater moving up through a wall through capillary action. Due to the nature of rising damp, only your ground floor will be affected by this type of damp. Signs of rising damp include:

• A noticeable tidemark on ground floor interior walls up to 1.5m
• Peeling or flaking skirting boards
• Blistering plaster or paint
• White powder on walls (salts)

PENERTRATING DAMPNESS

Penetrating damp, otherwise referred to as water ingress, means that water is making its way into your home from the outside. This can occur in a number of ways, either via a burst pipe, leaky roof, or damaged masonry. Common signs of penetrating damp include:

• Localised damp patches on walls and ceilings
• Damp that becomes more visible when it rains
• Moss & algae growth on external wall
• Damaged brickwork
• Damaged guttering and down pipes

CONDENSATION

Condensation is caused by poor ventilation and is the most common type of damp to affect UK homes. Condensation mostly occurring during the winter when the difference between external and internal temperatures is most dramatic. Signs of condensation problem include:

• Fogging on windows
• Black mould growth on windowsills, walls or even furniture
• Smell of mildew
• Blistering paint
• Peeling wallpaper

TIMBER ROT

If timber comes into contact with damp masonry, woodworm beetle infestation & wood rot can occur – beetle infestation can occur with only the slightest amount of moisture. Where timbers form structural elements to your property such as roof timbers, floor joists and timber lintels etc. it is important to act quickly when a defect is found or suspected.

Beetle infestation and rot can cause timbers to become weak and structurally unsound, sometimes in a relatively short space of time. The quicker a defect is identified the easier and cheaper the problem will be to cure.

Wet rot fungal decay and beetle infestation are the most common problems found in buildings, however there are many more which can be identified by a C.S.R.T. timber surveyor.

The characteristics of different types of rot and beetle infestation can be very similar in some cases; however, the severity and treatment does differ. All rot and beetle infestation can cause timber to become structurally weakened and should be investigated as soon it becomes apparent.

DRY ROT

• Damp, fungal mushroom smell
• Affected timber feels brittle and warped
• Deep cracks in the wood – often in a ‘cube’ formation
• Evidence of mycelium growth on timbers (white fluffy coating)
• Large fruiting bodies

WET ROT

• Affected timber feels wet and spongy
• Affected timber will appear darker
• Easy to crumble
• Damp, musty odour
• Look out for black fungus growth
• Decaying skirting boards & rotting sub floor joists due to poor sub floor ventilation

Contact our independent damp, timber & woodworm specialists in Colwyn Bay today!

If you have already identified your damp problem, great! Our independent damp experts can offer environmentally friendly cost effective damp solutions. If you need further help with identifying the cause of damp in your home, then we can carry out a professional damp survey to provide the answers you need to get started on repairs.

Adept UK, services are to control and prevent any rising damp, timber decay and woodworm infestation,  We provide independent specialist damp and timber surveys & reports which will accurately diagnose any dampness & decay issues using in-depth surveying  techniques which are sympathetic towards buildings, an approach widely ignored by most damp-proofing and timber treatment companies in Colwyn bay.

Our comprehensive and impartial damp and timber reports come complete with recommendations for any remedial work which are usually chemical free & environmentally friendly solutions, avoiding costly disruptive treatments used by many damp-proofing & timber treatment companies in Colwyn Bay.

We have been providing damp and timber surveys and diagnosing dampness throughout North Wales for over 40 years and are recognised as one of Colwyn Bay’s  most established  woodworm treatment and damp specialists.

We find that the majority of houses in built up areas of Colwyn Bay etc have a physical damp course (DPC) which is still functioning perfectly so chemical damp-proofing is rarely  required.

Houses built in the late 19th century usually have a slate damp-proof course while properties constructed from around 1900 to 1930 have a damp-proof course made of hessian which is impregnated with bitumen.

Despite what most damp-proofing and timber treatment companies in North Wales tell you these two forms of damp coursing will still be very effective in controlling rising dampness from the ground.

If a more in-depth specialist damp and timber survey & report has been requested by your mortgage lender, home buyer or building surveyor, it may seem like a worrying prospect, especially if you are a first-time buyer, but be assured, this is normal practice and should not discourage you from buying a new house.

It is important for you to ensure that your property is free from any damp and timber defects which could get progressively worse and depreciate your investment.

If you have been informed by the vendor that previous specialist damp-proofing & woodworm treatment has been carried out by other property care companies, which is guaranteed, you and your solicitor are advised to check exactly which areas of the property have been treated, if the company is a registered member of the Property Care Association (PCA) and if the contractors guarantee is valid.

Never assume that the property is completely covered and check that the specialist damp-proofing & woodworm timber treatment company in Colwyn Bay is still trading.

Adept UK independent specialist damp-proofing and timber treatment surveyors will carry out a thorough survey of the property and test to determine the exact cause of any defects.

Damp experts will expose timbers and lift floor boards wherever possible, take random moisture reading, using a calibrated moisture meter and inspect the property externally to check for building defects.

You will be issued with a comprehensive report from property care specialists, detailing our surveyors’ findings and what remedial work is recommended.

You may be enticed by the offer of a “free survey” by other woodworm treatment companies & damp-proofing  specialists based in Colwyn Bay.

However some local damp-proofing contractors and surveyors invariably state that your property has rising dampness and will unsurprisingly recommend the installation of a chemical damp-proof course together with timber treatments.

These treatments offered by approved damp-proof specialists & dry rot treatment companies in Colwyn Bay are rarely required and completely unjustifiable.

Most of this work as well as being costly and disruptive is usually unnecessary as rising dampness is often assumed to be the main problem when it may in fact be it could be condensation or penetrating damp, due to raised ground levels etc., and these two problems can usually be remedied at a fraction of the cost of remedial works.

Unfortunately, some damp-proofing surveyors in Colwyn Bay, even Property Care Association (PCA) members, seem to have a default setting and will recommend chemical damp-proofing and water-proofing plastering works without considering other more environmentally friendly options as these specialist damp-proofing and timber treatment works have a much greater profit margin than general building work.

Before waiting for a purchaser to have a ‘free damp and timber survey’ it would be considered prudent, for any homeowner selling their property, to have their own damp survey and written report undertaken to find the full extent and costs of any suspected rising damp, woodworm, & timber decay thus avoiding any potential buyer withdrawing their offer and pulling out of a property sale.

Adept UK independent damp surveyors undertake independent damp, dry rot, timber decay & condensation mould surveys for homeowners, buyers, sellers, estate agents, management letting agencies, banks mortgage lenders, landlords, tenants, solicitors, housing associations, and equity release companies located in Colwyn Bay.

So if you live in Colwyn Bay and think that you have any problems with dampness, woodworm or timber decay and need free impartial honest advice from damp-proof & dry rot treatment specialists then please call Adept UK  or email  us by clicking on our contact form  where you are guaranteed a fast, friendly independent specialist damp & timber report service in Colwyn bay.

Do you need an Independent Damp and Timber Survey in Colwyn Bay?

• An Independent damp and timber Survey is an ideal way of ensuring that your property is safeguarded against woodworm infestation, wood rot decay, and rising dampness particularly where basements or cellars are concerned.
• An Independent damp and timber Survey can also be used to speed up the claims process in the unfortunate event of an insurance claim.
• The findings of an Independent damp and timber report can be used to generate a specification for damp & timber treatment contractors to follow when carrying out damp-proofing and timber treatment works, refurbishment or remedial plastering work.
• Owners of all types of properties will also find an Independent damp survey highly beneficial when coming to sell their property as an it will give prospective purchasers peace of mind and therefore speed up the sale. 
• After our initial inspection our report will make everything clear by including, explanations of observations and a breakdown of any cost for wood rot, rising damp & woodworm infestation treatment.
• An Independent damp survey is an ideal means of avoiding situations where bad advice is given by unqualified damp-proofing and timber treatment companies therefore giving you peace of mind that the information you receive during a damp-proof assessment is given impartially with no vested interest.

Woodworm Treatment Companies in Colwyn Bay. 

Woodworm  treatment services Colwyn Bay can vary quite significantly and, in most cases, not even be necessary. Woodworm can be found in many properties throughout Colwyn Bay however, the key to treating woodworm infestations is to actually know whether or not the woodworm evidence is historic or active.

Or if the beetle infestation requires any woodworm treatment at all!! When these two simple points are determined by one of our woodworm surveyors, it could result in saving you hundreds, even thousands of pounds on unnecessary woodworm treatment in Colwyn Bay.

We have over 40 years of experience treating woodworm and are one of the most trusted woodworm companies in Colwyn Bay.

Woodworm Treatment in Colwyn Bay

Do you need woodworm treatment in Colwyn Bay? Then we can help you, we provide professional woodworm treatment quotes & surveys for treating wood – boring beetles.

If you have woodworm problems, in your floorboards, floor joists or roof timbers then please contact us to book an inspection, we offer cost-effective woodworm treatment with very competitive prices throughout Colwyn Bay.

Woodworm infestations can be isolated to one room or can become well established throughout the whole of a building and can cause significant structural damage.

Therefore, if you find evidence of a suspect Woodworm Infestation in your home, it is crucial to get independent advice by Woodworm treatment specialists in Colwyn Bay to avoid the wrong diagnosis and treatments.

If you need roof void timbers / floor joists & floorboards  inspected in your house, then simply call our woodworm specialists in Colwyn bay.

Dry Rot Specialists in Colwyn Bay.

Dry Rot is a serious fungal infection that can be found in buildings throughout Colwyn Bay and the UK. Dry Rot can have a devastating effect on building s and can be very costly to treat and eradicate.

Dry Rot is a serious fungal infection that can spread throughout buildings, through masonry and behind plaster work. It feeds on timber and has the ability to remove all structural integrity from timbers.

Specialist Dry Rot treatments are required to eradicate the fungal infection following strict specialist protocol. Any person(s) dealing with the infection should hold the CSRT qualification (Certified Surveyor in Remedial Treatments) to ensure that the relevant and specialist Dry Rot Treatment procedures are being carried out.

If the essential procedures are not carried out, the Dry Rot fungal infection is likely to return. When a Dry Rot outbreak has been identified it is essential that treatment is carried out as soon as possible to avoid further damage and further expense.

All Dry Rot surveys in Colwyn Bay are carried out by a fully qualified CSRT surveyor to provide you with the correct diagnosis and advice on treating and eradicating the Dry Rot fungus.

When dealing with Dry Rot you should always use a qualified dry rot specialist surveyor and the survey should always be carried out by a CSRT surveyor. For a Dry Rot survey in Colwyn Bay, call us today to arrange and discuss a fully comprehensive timber survey by a qualified Dry Rot Specialist.

Damp-Proofing Specialists in Colwyn Bay. 

Most of our enquiry’s we have from clients in Colwyn Bay,  require a damp survey and quotation from damp- proof specialists in Colwyn Bay because they suspect rising damp and have been informed by other damp-proofing companies that they have rising damp and damp-proofing is needed in the form of a chemical proof- injection.

This is usually not the case. Most of the time dampness is found to be present due to lack of maintenance, bridging of the physical damp-proof course or another source of moisture.

TIMBER SURVEY IN COLWYN BAY
On the day of the timber survey, any timbers accessible will be inspected for woodworm infestation or timber decay (dry rot, wet rot). Depending on the accessibility, floor boards may be lifted with the vendor’s permission as long as they are loose enough without causing damage to the flooring.

Subfloor timbers will be analysed for moisture content, beetle infestation, wet rot and dry rot as well as making sure there is adequate sub-floor ventilation to keep the timbers dry.

Roof timbers will be inspected if safe access is available again inspecting the timbers for dry rot, wet rot or woodworm infestation. Once the timber survey has been carried out the timber report will be forwarded to you via email.

DAMP SURVEY IN COLWYN BAY
On the day of the damp survey with the instructions received from the client, the specialist damp and timber surveyor will carryout a damp-proof assessment and will inspect all accessible walls at ground floor level including chimney breasts for rising damp and any other source of dampness using an electric resistance meter, a non-destructive method for detecting high moisture readings on wall plaster & brickwork.

Our damp specialists will inspect the exterior of the property for high ground levels, which can lead to penetrating damp at low level and put any abutting timbers at risk of timber decay. If you need a damp-proof specialist surveyor to carryout a damp survey then simply call our damp specialists in Colwyn Bay.

If you notice tide marks on your walls, peeling paint, wet patches or damaged skirting boards, you may have a rising damp problem, which most commonly affects older properties. Rising damp occurs when porous materials, such as mortar, bricks and stone, soak up moisture, and the dangers include timber decay, wet rot, various health conditions and more.

Whether it’s due to the damp-proof course in your walls being ineffective, poor ventilation or a drainage problem, it’s crucial to resolve the issue promptly for the sake of your comfort, finances and home’s condition.

This is where our independent specialist damp and timber surveyors’ step in to provide you with an accurate and honest diagnosis. Initially, locating the damp-proof course/level is the first procedure. Then identifying potential bridging issues of the damp-proof course level, or in other instances other sources of moisture ingress that may present as rising damp to the inexperienced surveyor but in actual fact this is far from accurate.

In most cases, simple general building works which can be carried out by general contractors can be carried out to resolve damp problems without the use of costly chemical damp-proof courses/damp proofing.

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