THE STERLING APPROACH
Survey first, remedy second.
A significant amount of managed and rented property across Wakefield sits in older terraced streets close to the town centre, where solid wall construction, ageing pointing and rainwater goods that have not been kept up are common contributors to penetrating and, less often, rising damp.
Ex council housing and post war stock around the wider district brings a different profile again, often cavity wall construction where the more likely culprits are a failed cavity tray, bridged cavity or condensation from restricted ventilation, rather than the rising damp that gets assumed by default in an older sounding street.
The damp we're commonly asked to look at in Wakefield
TYPES OF DAMP
The damp we're commonly asked to look at in Wakefield
Penetrating damp in older terraces
Worn pointing, defective render or neglected guttering on solid wall terraces close to the town centre and along older streets in the district.
Cavity related damp in post war housing
A failed cavity tray, debris bridging the cavity, or a similar defect in the more recent housing stock found across much of the wider district.
Condensation and mould in managed and rented property
A frequent finding in rented housing across Wakefield, usually linked to ventilation and heat loss rather than a wall defect.
WAKEFIELD
Why we survey before we quote for damp proofing in Wakefield
With this much of Wakefield's stock in managed and rented property, a wrong diagnosis is not just wasted money, it can also mean a tenant complaint stays open longer than it needs to. Sterling surveys the specific property and construction type before recommending damp proofing, repointing, cavity investigation or ventilation work.
Covering the city centre, Sandal, Horbury, Ossett and the wider Wakefield district.
Book a damp surveyCOMMON QUESTIONS
Questions about this service
Is damp in a Wakefield terrace always rising damp?
No. Penetrating damp from pointing, render or guttering is at least as common in the older terraced streets we survey across Wakefield.
What about damp in a cavity wall property?
In cavity wall housing the more likely cause is often a defect in the cavity itself, such as a failed tray or bridging debris, rather than rising damp.
Do you work with letting agents managing Wakefield properties?
Yes, a significant part of our work in Wakefield is for letting agents and landlords responding to tenant reported damp and mould.
Book a damp survey.
Tell Sterling what you can see and where. We will confirm the next available damp survey for Wakefield and the surrounding area, then set out clearly what, if any, remedial work is justified.
Book a damp surveyCall 07415 909211