Damp problem - any recommendations?

drovers85

Hi

We have recently moved into our first home which has a slight damp problem. We have had a full damp and timber report done and are now looking to rectify the problems identified but we don't know who to go to?

Has anyone got any recommendations for a god reputable company in the Merseyside / North West area??

Thanks
Di

keystone

drovers85 wrote: »

Has anyone got any recommendations for a god reputable company in the Merseyside / North West area??

Sorry - couldn't resist.

Cheers

thenanny2die4

It's always a bit of a gamble giving a recommendation for something like this; each person's experience can be different. However, we recently used this company and they also cover your region. They were approachable, reasonably priced and made the minimum of fuss and disruption.

Dry_Rot

It can be hard finding a reliable and accredited Damp speicialist. I am one, but am not in your area.

I'd suggest looking for a company by using the Property care association 'find a contractor' section. at www.property-care.org

PCa members are vetted for qualifications, insurance and they have to abide by a code of conduct.

There are good none-members but by looking at PCa members only you are choosing from pre-vetted firms. members also have access to effective guarantee insurance, through the Guarantee Protection insurance scheme. This is essential.

Incidently, the firm recommended in the previous post are PCA members.

Dry Rot

TomsMom

Just my opinion, but with the company recommended in post #3 it might be luck of the draw. We had this company out when we bought a house a couple of years ago. We'd had a full structural survey which identified a possible wood rot problem so we called them out (no real choice were we live, most companies wont travel this far). The surveyor that came recommended X amount of work which ran into something like £600.

When OH rang to make an enquiry about the survey about a month or so later, the surveyor was in his car, didn't have our notes with him yet managed to "remember" all the details.

When we employed builders to do the renovation, we mentioned this to them. They did a thorough check and said they couldn't see a problem. And most of the work would have been done on timbers that were being completely removed due to rebuilding the loft conversion which the timber surveyor knew about.

Of the timbers remaining, which the builders said weren't affected, OH bought a can of the right sort of wood treatment for about £25 and sprayed them himself just to be on the safe side.

Our conclusion was that the surveyor we had from that company was just after the work (and money) and probably greatly exaggerated the situation, if there ever was one.

As with most things I think caution is required, get more than one company out, compare surveys and do some research.