Damp proofing & removal advice/DPC/recommendations MEGATHREAD

Just wondering if anyone might have an idea of how much a DPC survey and a DPC treatment cost. It's for a mid-terraced house - both the front and back main walls on the ground level. A friend of mine is buyng a property and her surveyor said there was no DPC installed when the house was built over 100 years ago, and suggested her to get a specialist to look into it .....

the surveyor's verdict --

"No original DPC

Excessive dampness was noted to plaster surfaces of rear external wall and the party wall with the adjoining property to the right in the kitchen at low level

Excessive dampness was noted to plaster front wall surface at low level to the front corners of the house

Extensive re-plastering and decorations may be needed after fixing"

Assuming it would cost at least £2-3K, right?

Thanks

I've got salting / damp on an internal wall I was just wondering if anyone could reccomend anyone that deals in this line of work please

Hello, advice/recommendations please :-)

Just had a survey done on the house we are currently renting. We are buying the property from our landlord.

There are isolated patches of damp and black spot mould (caused by condensation) the ground level at the side of us is higher where damp has been detected.

I'm after a damp proof company to come and give me a quote for work to be carried out.

Has anyone had any good/bad experiences of can recommend someone amazing.

Many thanks

Ring Jordan on 07702554841 for 25 years experience of damp works in Sheffield

Hello

Any recommendations for firms you have used recently for diagnosising and fixing damp issues?

Also has anyone experience of the Precision Damp Proofing and Plastering firm?

Thanks!

N

Did you get any responses for this? I'm also interested.

Did you get any responses for this? I'm also interested.

I had timberwise and peter cox suggested, which both seem to be big firms.

Someone else also recommends precision, though they said they did not have any work done by anyone in the end. So they just said they were impressed with the advice they got on the survey,

I'd maybe get a good general builder to look at it first.

Damp specialists will want to inject their chemical rubbish, which is a 10 year botch. You are much better fixing the structural problem, which will probably be something bridging the damp proof course, or a problem with some poorly done cavity wall insulation. Fixing the problem will likely be cheaper too

Always get an expert in and remember the cheapest quote isn't always the best. There are a lot of cowboys out there !!

Hi,

We have had a house survey come back with damp issues, he has recommended we replace the DPC around most of the house for long term protection (instead of just lowering the ground level as the original DPC is from the 1930s), there is also re-rendering / re-pointing needed around the house and especially the chimney stacks.

Should we get specialist companies like Timberwise/Peter Cox/Precision to come out and do a survey (which they will charge for) or do we just need a decent builder?

thanks,

Dave

House survey quite often says something like that, I'd take a look yourself and decide if it actually needs doing.

I agree house surveyors have to cover everything as they can be held liable if they don't - does mean that the surveying becomes a bit pointless really. You end up still having to make the decision yourself whether its worth worrying about. If we'd have worried about everything in our survey we would NEVER have bought the house...

My experience of damp "expertise" is its a minefield of myths and misinformation. Damp isn't the worlds worst thing to have, you can live with it in some cases. Houses are often damp because they are now too sealed, opening a window or getting a dehumidifier may be all you need to do. But I may be talking rubbish.