Damp Solutions Del Sol

Solve your damp problems don’t just hide them

Although most damp problems are much less serious than they actually look, whatever the cause, damp can be very bad for our health. There are several causes of damp in the home, but all can be remedied.

Penetrating Damp

Penetrating damp occurs as a result of problems with the fabric of the building that can allow water to leak into the walls or floors.

Typical defects leading to penetrating damp are defective guttering, poor pointing, cracked rendering and built up external ground levels. The long term effects of water penetration can include damage to decoration, plaster and mould growth. Penetrating damp can be tricky to pin-point, and often requires expert help.

Rising Damp

Rising damp is water from the ground that enters a structure by capillary action. Only rising damp can be cured by the installation of damp proofing.

Damp proofing

• Permanently guards against the dangers of rising damp

• Protects property of any age or structure

• Immediately effective

• Virtually indestructible (self healing) 

• As long as the plaster has not perished on the walls, there is no need to remove it

• Has been used as an effective damp proof system for over 30 years.

Condensation

The most common form of unwanted dampness in buildings is water from the air that forms as condensation.

The air in buildings can have a high level of relative humidity due to human activity (cooking, drying clothes, breathing and so on). When this water laden air comes into contact with cold surfaces such as windows and cold walls it can condense, causing water to be deposited. The point at which the water held in the air changes form vapor to liquid is known as the ‘dew point’.

Condensation is often associated with poor heating and ventilation in buildings, but this simple view can be misleading.

For a free and no obligation quotation call DSDS on 671 431 364 or dampsolutionsdelsol@gmail.com