Wise Property Care

For more than 20 years, Wise Property Care has been building value back into people's homes through our property repair treatments and our 'real and meaningful' 20 year property repair guarantee. As one of the industry's leading companies, we are proud to have a reputation for innovation and first class service. The reason that when you entrust a property to Wise Property Care, you can be sure you are dealing with the country's leading preservation specialist. With branches throughout the country, a team of industry experienced and qualified preservation surveyors, our own highly trained technicians and a network of approved subcontractors; we can not only provide a competent diagnosis of your building's performance, but we can also carry out all the necessary property repairs from stripping out the fabric as required and reinstating back to decoration readiness offering all our customers stress free solutions and a local service with the benefits of a national company.

The most important thing to say about any structural repair is that it is utterly imperative that professionals are involved. At Wise Property Care, we are one of only a handful of specialists in the country with structural repair and damp proofing expertise. This combination of skills offers our customers a full range of repairs, treatments and solutions that are cost effective and as unintrusive as possible. The need for structural repairs is usually the result of an environmental change such as subsidence or flooding.

Penetrating damp can be damaging to a property even if it does not penetrate all the way through a wall. It is most commonly caused by problems with the roof, brickwork or windows. Penetrating damp, otherwise known as lateral damp, is the end result of water successfully penetrating from the outside of a building and into your property. Unlike rising damp, penetrating damp can happen at any level within the property including roofs, ceilings and walls. It is a very common problem found within older properties that have solid walls.

We are very aware that experiencing property problems within the fabric of your home can be confusing and distressing, especially if you are trying to buy or sell property. Our property repair page is here to help remove stress and guide you to clear and practical advice on damp, rot and woodworm property repairs. If you want more direct help, advice and information from our experts, you can call us on 0800 65 22 678, contact your local branch or contact us online using our online contact form. Wise Property Care have been building value back into properties all across the country for more than 20 years, so you know your property is in good hands if you choose Wise for your property repairs.

Damp proofing is the generic term typically used to describe the installation of preventative measures to stop damp problems such as rising damp, penetrating damp, condensation and dry rot. Damp walls can damage fixtures and fittings in your proerty, leave unsightly marks on paint and wallpaper and cause structural damage to timber and masonary. Damp problems that are not treated have the potential to cause more serious conditions such as wet rot and dry rot in the future. You can also continue to read this page for help and advice on identifying and treating damp on interior walls.

Structural waterproofing for areas such as basements, cellars or solums is essentially water management. When a space is below ground level it can be susceptible to water damage simply due to gravity forcing water to flow to the lowest point. At Wise, we take a varied approach to keeping spaces below the ground dry. From traditional tanking through to modern water management techniques using cavity wall membrane, specialist drainage, waterproof flooring and sump pumps; our qualified and experienced surveyors can create a waterproofing solution for any property.

When damp or timber treatments are necessary, it is important our property repair service is fully backed by our property repair guarantee. Unlike some of our competitors, Wise Property Care offers real and meaningful property repair guarantees on all of our work. Many firms offer property repair guarantees, but in reality these only cover chemicals used and do not cover workmanship or materials. We think that peace of mind is important to our customers, so cover all elements of the treatment process through our unique property repair guarantee.

While wet rot should not to be confused with the more servere timber condition dry rot, it still has the potential to cause substantial damage to your property. Wet rot attacks timber in damp conditions and this makes it is a common cause of structural defects particularly when allowed to go unchecked with no wet rot treatment programme in place. In order to grow, wet rot requires a regular source of moisture. This often comes from sources like defective plumbing, gutters, downpipes or stone pointing.

Rising damp is a well-known form of damp that affects the ground floor of buildings. Despite the notoriety of rising damp it is not all that common and requires a very specific set of circumstances to cause it. It is often misdiagnosed as a result of this, so examination by a qualified surveyor is recommended before proceeding with any rising damp treatment. This page will offer professional guidance on the causes of rising damp, the tell-tale signs of a rising damp problem and the treatments and solutions available.