We are a Specialist Remedial Damp Proofing and Timber Treatment Company based near Bideford in North Devon. We undertake surveys throughout Devon and Cornwall to help both homeowners and commercial clients overcome and resolve structural waterproofing, damp proofing, condensation, wall tie corrosion, woodworm infestation and dry rot issues. We are conveniently placed near Bideford in North Devon to enable us to efficiently undertake works throughout the whole of Devon and Cornwall. The physical deterioration caused by rising damp and the costs involved in remedial work are problems enough, but we should also bear in mind that a cold, damp property is an unhealthy environment and is also expensive to heat.
We will undertake a detailed inspection after which you will receive a report setting out the cause of the problem, the effective remedy and the cost of putting the problem right. We provide 10 Year Guarantees on Damp Proofing, Woodworm Treatments, Dry Rot Treatments, Structural Waterproofing Systems and Wall Tie Replacement. In addition to our Guarantees, for a small fee, Guarantees can be insurance backed the GPI (Guarantee Protection Insurance).
Dry rot is the common name given to the wood-rotting fungus, serpula lacrymans. Despite its common name, dry rot will generally attack timber that has been subject to a form of moisture. Fungal decay in timber is always related to high moisture content. Providing that timber is kept dry, it will not decay due to fungal attack. When untreated timber becomes damp and if allowed to remain in that condition it will almost certainly be attacked by one or more of the many wood-rotting fungi. Once initiated, the hyphae and mycelium growth of the fungus has the ability to grow through and over damp masonry etc., in search of further cellulosic based material to attack.
This type of treatment is required where external ground levels are higher than internal floor levels where walls are totally earth retaining, for example, within basements and cellars, subterranean vaulted areas that may be completely enclosed by earth or where adjacent structures or properties are constructed at different levels. The theory of structural waterproofing is to provide a water impervious, dry, decorative surface internally, retaining moisture or dampness or indeed free running water within the adjacent ground area.
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