About Bishop's Stortford Damp Proofing
We're a local damp and timber service focused on one patch: Bishop's Stortford and the towns and villages around it — Sawbridgeworth, Stansted Mountfitchet, the Hadhams, Takeley and out towards Great Dunmow. Working a small area on purpose means we know the housing stock street by street: which terraces have failed slate DPCs, which estates get condensation trouble, which riverside streets sit on a high water table.
How We Work
Diagnosis before treatment, every time. Rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation each leave different evidence and need different fixes. We survey properly, explain what we've found in plain English, and put it in writing.
Honest scope. If your "rising damp" is a bridged DPC that needs a flowerbed moved, or your mould problem needs a £300 fan rather than a £3,000 treatment, that's what we'll tell you. In a town this size, our reputation travels faster than our van.
Guaranteed work. Damp proof course installations, timber treatments and waterproofing systems carry long-term written guarantees, with paperwork suitable for lenders, buyers and conveyancers.
Clear pricing. Itemised written quotes before any work starts. No survey fees for homeowners, no call-out charges, no pressure.
What We Do
- Rising damp treatment — chemical DPC injection and renovation replastering
- Penetrating damp repairs — tracing and fixing water ingress at the source
- Condensation and mould control — PIV systems, extraction and permanent mould treatment
- Timber treatment — dry rot, wet rot and woodworm
- Basement tanking and waterproofing — to BS 8102
- Damp surveys — free homeowner inspections and pre-purchase reports