Does your Holiday Villa suffer from damp, stains, mold or salting on the walls inside?
Contact us if you need help with damp - 01626 872886 .
If you'd like to send us the details of your problem complete our Dampness questionnaire.
We are long term members of the PCA - The Property Care Association - the professional body for the Damp Proofing industry and our Dampness Surveyors have over 50 years of experience between them.
Want Help choosing a Contractor - E: Mail us at help@propertyrepairsystems.co.uk
VILLA DAMPNESS PROBLEMS
The Mediterranean construction method, (concrete frame with rendered hollow block infill panels), suffers from five main problems. We have simple, effective Guaranteed solutions for you or your local Builder to apply. We are Qualified Surveyors in dampness in buildings. We offer free advice by telephone and E Mail.
1. Black Mold on walls - wash down with our Mold Cleanser, use our Stain Blocking Paint where necessary, then re-paint with our Anti-Mold Additive in your paint. Guaranteed for 5 years. Add 'trickle vents' to window frames, or install a Dehumidifier.
2. White Salts on walls - fluffy white salts can be neutralised using our Salt Neutraliser, if the plaster itself is not damaged. Do not confuse with powdery, outdoor Lime deposits.
3. Plaster damage, repairs - bubbling, scaling, flaking plaster or render needs to be removed to at least 300mm clear in all directions of the damp area, using a Damp Meter to check for the furthest extent of readings. Replaster to our Specification in sand and cement, finished with Multi-Finish, using Renderproof in the water.
4. Plaster damage, replacement - instead of sand and cement, particularly where washed, sharp sand is hard to find, you can fit Mesh Membrane. This plastic, dimpled material is fixed to the wall with plastic sealed plugs and can be directly plastered with any type of plaster or render. The new surface is then completely protected from future problems. Guaranteed for 20 years.
5. Damp at the wall base - usually caused by rainwater splash up and penetrating damp. You need to seal the wall at the base joints (floor to wall crack) using Fillet Seal. Then the outside wall needs to be 'tanked' using tanking slurry - Bondacryl mixed with fresh cement.
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6. Damp Proof Course - it may not have one - damp proofing UltraCure cream should be injected above the splash up zone, say 250mm (10 inches) above external ground level.
7. Damp Meter - you need one for accurate diagnosis - essential to check damp patterns and sources in masonry and timber. We supply Damp Meter advice and help you with analysis to solve your specific problems.
8. Humidity Meter (electronic hygrometer) - you need one to find out how much moisture is in the air, particularly overnight - measure the amount of moisture in the air inside your building and control the level using ventilation or heating, or use a dehumidifier.
But beware - Rising damp cannot be confirmed using a Damp Meter alone
Natural Rising damp is very, very difficult to confirm. It requires the use of Laboratory Testing and wall samples taken from multiple locations for each wall.
So when a local 'expert' or 'specialist' using a so-called Damp Meter advises you that you have Rising Damp and offers to inject and replaster the walls, ask them if they have any qualifications and if they have read this book.
Quick DIY Master Class in Dampness and Condensation - Click here to buy the reprint.
This book was written by Graham Coleman, who is a Lecturer in dampness and who has set many of the examinations.
He confirms in his book that a Damp Meter is not be be used to confirm that rising damp is present and he also explains how proper tests can be performed.
In practice these tests are rarely needed - simpler, less expensive options exist - but in 'legal' Cases Graham is often involved as an Expert Witness.
Click here to see our Dampness Guide for using a Damp Meter. - page 1
Click here to see our Dampness Guide for using a Damp Meter. - page 2
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Property Care Association
We are long term members of the PCA - The Property Care Association - the professional body for the Damp Proofing industry and our Dampness Surveyors have over 50 years of experience between them.
If you prefer to use a Contractor, rather than our free advice service, then go to the PCA Website where you can find the nearest qualified specialist companies. They should give you the same information that we provide. If in doubt E Mail their Reports to us for checking, before spending any money.
Link for the PCA - click here.
If you'd like to send us the details of your problem complete our Dampness questionnaire.
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