This operation is done in 1m stages, with repointing work carried out at the end of the project.
When the job is finished the threat of rising damp is totally eliminated.
The physical insertion method comes with a guarantee of 50 years – yes, half a century – with insurance-backing available.
When the job is finished the threat of rising damp is totally eliminated.
The physical insertion method comes with a guarantee of 50 years – yes, half a century – with insurance-
With the Credit Crunch biting, and – it seems – no one being immune to the present market conditions, there is already evidence that the slowdown in the housing market is being counteracted by an upturn in home refurbishment.
Damp proofing specialist Dampcoursing Ltd. is noticing a dramatic increase in enquiries from homeowners who had planned to move, but are now staying where they are because of the current economic client.
Those in older properties are now looking at the more significant jobs around the house, with damp patches being one of those.
Often, those patches are caused by rising damp thanks to a failed damp proof course or – in much older properties – the lack of a DPC altogether.
Dampcoursing Ltd. offers two solutions to this problem … the popular chemical injection method, and the less known but more effective physical insertion DPC.
It is a popular misconception that the only method of installing a damp course in an existing wall is
Damp proofing specialist Dampcoursing Ltd. is noticing a dramatic increase in enquiries from homeowners who had planned to move, but are now staying where they are because of the current economic client.
Those in older properties are now looking at the more significant jobs around the house, with damp patches being one of those.
Often, those patches are caused by rising damp thanks to a failed damp proof course or – in much older properties – the lack of a DPC altogether.
Dampcoursing Ltd. offers two solutions to this problem … the popular chemical injection method, and the less known but more effective physical insertion DPC.
It is a popular misconception that the only method of installing a damp course in an existing wall is
with chemical injection, however Dampcoursing can fit a new physical DPC thanks to the specialist machinery and skilled operatives the company employs.
Favoured by many housing associations and local authorities, the physical insertion DPC option is ideally suited to the individual looking to refurbish or renovate an existing property.
Specialist cutting equipment is used to create a slot ready for the DPC, with the thickness of the cutting blade being the precise measurement required for the insertion of the DPC along with the necessary bedding mortar.
The DPC itself is cut to meet the varying wall thicknesses of each individual project.
Favoured by many housing associations and local authorities, the physical insertion DPC option is ideally suited to the individual looking to refurbish or renovate an existing property.
Specialist cutting equipment is used to create a slot ready for the DPC, with the thickness of the cutting blade being the precise measurement required for the insertion of the DPC along with the necessary bedding mortar.
The DPC itself is cut to meet the varying wall thicknesses of each individual project.
