Damp Proofing Ormskirk
Damp Proofing in Ormskirk
We are a family-run damp and timber firm based in Poulton-le-Fylde, and we have been treating damp across West Lancashire for years. Ormskirk is about half an hour from our yard, and we cover the whole of L39 and L40.
Most of the damp we see in Ormskirk comes down to the age of the housing. The Georgian and Victorian terraces around Burscough Street and Aughton Street are solid brick, and where they have a damp proof course at all it is usually a slate one laid well over a century ago. Slate cracks, mortar bridges it, and ground levels creep up over the years as paths and drives get relaid — so the damp course ends up buried and doing nothing.
Out towards Scarisbrick and Halsall the ground is old mossland with a high water table, which makes rising damp worse and slower to dry out. And around the university there are a lot of converted lets where the real problem is not rising damp at all — it is condensation from too many people, not enough ventilation and heating that gets turned off to save money.
Those three things need completely different fixes, which is why we survey before we quote.
Booking a Free Damp Survey in Ormskirk
You call or send the form
Tell us what you have noticed — a tide mark, peeling paint, black mould, a musty smell. We will ask a few questions and book a visit.
A qualified surveyor comes out — free
We come to you in Ormskirk. The surveyor takes moisture readings, looks at the external walls and ground levels, and works out what is actually causing it. There is no charge and no obligation.
You get a written report and a fixed price
Plain English: what is wrong, why, what we would do about it, and what it costs. No pressure and no surprise extras later.
We do the work, guaranteed for 10 years
Our team carries out the treatment and leaves the place clean. The work comes with a 10-year guarantee.
Our Damp Proofing Services in Ormskirk
Every job starts with a free survey. Click a service to see how we treat it.
What This Usually Costs to Put Right
We cannot give you a price over the phone without seeing it, and anyone who does is guessing. What we can tell you is that most domestic jobs fall into a fairly narrow band, and the survey is free either way.
If it turns out to be condensation, the fix can be as simple as improved ventilation. If it is a failed damp proof course, that means a new chemical DPC, removing the salt-contaminated plaster and re-rendering — a bigger job, and one that comes with our 10-year guarantee.
Either way you get a written report telling you which it is.
We Also Cover
Not in Ormskirk? We survey and treat damp right across Lancashire and the Fylde Coast.
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Damp Proofing Chorley
Also covering Euxton, Adlington, Coppull, Clayton-le-Woods, Whittle-le-Woods, Buckshaw Village
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Damp Proofing Leyland
Also covering Farington, Moss Side, Penwortham, Bamber Bridge, Longton, Much Hoole
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Damp Proofing Clitheroe
Also covering Whalley, Waddington, Chatburn, Sabden, Barrow, Wiswell
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Damp Proofing Kirkham
Also covering Wesham, Freckleton, Warton, Weeton, Elswick, Newton-with-Scales
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Damp Proofing Garstang
Also covering Catterall, Churchtown, Bilsborrow, Barnacre, Scorton, Bowgreave
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Damp Proofing Fleetwood
Also covering Thornton, Cleveleys, Rossall, Preesall, Knott End, Stalmine
Free Damp Survey in Ormskirk
No charge, no obligation, and a written report telling you what is actually wrong.
Get in Touch
Tell us what you have spotted and we will arrange a free survey in Ormskirk.
