Dryspace Maintain Ltd

Rising Damp

Rising dampness is where dampness from the ground travels up the walls of your property through pressure or capillary action, in most cases there is either a defective damp proof course, failed injection damp proof course, or no damp proof course installed to stop the progress of the moisture. An inexperienced or untrained surveyor may mistake condensation or penetrating damp for rising damp and recommend a course of action which will be unnecessarily disruptive and possibly expensive, worst of all it is also probably not required and will simply disguise the true cause of the problem and possibly lead to other problems.

Rising damp can usually differentiated from Penetrating damp as it is at the bottom of your walls, and whilst damp can also penetrate at any height it is usually patchy and not as uniform as rising damp. Using some test equipment and experience will enable your surveyor to determine the source of any dampness.

Internal and external images of rising damp

Areas covered from our Newcastle Office include -

Newcastle upon Tyne

North Tyneside

South Tyneside

Northumberland

Gateshead

Jesmond

North Shields

Sunderland

Morpeth

Low Fell

Gosforth

Whitley Bay

Boldon

Hexham

Whickham

Heaton

Tynemouth

Washington

Bedlington

Teams

And all surrounding areas

Durham

Chester-le-street

Stanley

Consett

Crook

Tynedale

Wear Valley

Sedgefield

Bishop Aukland

Barnard Castle

We offer a nationwide service in other areas through our network of manufacturer vetted and approved contractors - just use the contact form for any UK area, we will do the rest.

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Excellent service.

Mike was very polite, professional and helpful. He was prompt, provided an excellent quote and the work was completed to an exceptional standard.
I have over the years had a lot of work done by others however from start to finish
Dryspace Maintain
was the best to date.

Mr Rudd, Gateshead.

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A very friendly, professional service.

An experienced surveyor, visited the property promptly and the work was done by quality tradesmen who left the property redecorated and tidy. I wouldn’t hesitate to use this company for any further work that may arise in the future. It is also reassuring that you can always speak to someone when you phone, unlike many businesses who use answer machines.

Mrs Stitt, Heaton.

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Very Pleased.

Very efficient, very pleased with the finished job. They diagnosed the problem, and gave a quote/advice. The plasterers were polite and did a good, tidy job. Many thanks.

Mrs Phillips, Throckley.

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First Class

Surveyor found the problem and gave price for the work,
Turned up when they said they would and did the work to a very high standard. Men were realy tidy, helpful and friendly.
Even had to do extra work and still only charged the price they quoted.
Highly recommended.

Mrs Gallagher, Gosforth.