DPC Installation in Cramlington

On Cramlington's estates, damp low on a wall usually traces back to something added after the house was built. Raised timber decking against the back wall, a patio laid over the weep holes, or soil from a new flowerbed heaped against the brick can all sit above the damp course and bridge it. Conservatory bases are another source, especially where the base was built higher than the house damp course and the two meet at the wall. We look at those details before any injection, because the cheaper fix is often outside. Garage conversions are common on the estates too, and where the garage floor sits lower than the house the new room's walls can take up moisture at the base. Weep holes and airbricks covered by later paving are another thing we check, as they let a cavity wall drain and breathe.

In Nelson Village, Shankhouse and the older parts of East Hartford, the terraces are solid-walled and the damp course question is a real one. There we inject at the right height for the floor inside, replace the salty plaster with renovation plaster, and check that the back yard drains away from the house. Kitchens and bathrooms in those terraces are often in the rear outshot, which sits at its own level and is surveyed separately. Gutters and downpipes on those older terraces are often original or patched, and water spilling down the back wall can look just like rising damp along the base. We check them on the survey and fix what is causing the problem rather than injecting a wall that is wet from above.