WIRRAL · MERSEYSIDE · CHESHIRE
Rising damp is diagnosed far more often than it occurs, so it is confirmed on site with moisture readings before anything is quoted. Where it is the cause, a new damp proof course goes in, the contaminated plaster comes off and the wall is replastered by the same team.
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EXPERIENCE
38+ years in the trade
GUARANTEE
30 years on all damp work
QUOTES
Free, in writing, after a survey
INSURANCE
£1m public liability
WHAT IT IS
Groundwater rising through masonry by capillary action, where the damp proof course has failed or was never fitted. We inject a silicone-based DPC at mortar-course level, take contaminated plaster back to the brick, and replaster in a salt-resistant render system so the hygroscopic salts left in the wall cannot bloom through the new finish.
MECHANISM 01
Groundwater drawn upward through masonry by capillary action, where the damp proof course has failed or was never installed.
SIGNATURE
A tide mark up to roughly a metre, salt bloom on the plaster, worst at skirting level, present year round.
SIGNS
Points towards groundwater rising through masonry where the damp proof course has failed or was never fitted. This is also the mechanism diagnosed in error more often than any other, which is why it is confirmed on site with moisture readings before anything is quoted.
Tick the twelve signs against your wall →Reading one for another is why damp comes back after it has been "fixed". The survey comes first, and it decides everything after it.
METHOD
RECENT WORK
REVIEWS
RISING DAMP
Very grateful to Nigel and his team for thoroughly identifying and treating a rising damp issue which had developed at our home. Professional from the outset Nigel quoted for the proposed work, booked this …
Sue Bates
GOOGLE · LOCAL GUIDE · 10 REVIEWS
DAMP IN THE HALLWAY
Turned up to do quote and explained why I had rising damp and then came back a couple of days later and completed job very satisfied with the service.
Christine Kan, Liverpool
MYBUILDER · 28 JUL 2026
DAMP IN LIVING ROOM
Nigel did two jobs for me. Damp proof course in living room and insulation and plaster boards in bedroom. I am more than happy with the outcome. Nigel's work is meticulous, he is knowledgeable and trustworthy and I would highly recommend. The 30 year guarantee is also reassuring .
Lindsay, Wirral
MYBUILDER · 19 JUN 2026
QUESTIONS
Probably not. Rising damp is diagnosed far more often than it occurs. Condensation and penetrating damp account for a large share of what gets treated as rising damp, and both are repaired differently. That is the whole reason we survey before quoting.
Most single-room damp proofing and replastering jobs are two to four days on site. The drying afterwards takes longer than the work itself, and we will tell you how long to allow for your walls.
No. Fresh render holds a lot of water and needs to dry through before it will take paint. Emulsion applied too early seals the moisture in and then flakes off, which is the most common reason people think a repair has failed.
All damp work is guaranteed for 30 years, and an insurance-backed option is available. We carry £1 million public liability insurance.
WHERE
Based in Heswall, working across the Wirral, Cheshire, Merseyside, Flintshire and into Greater Manchester. Forty miles is the limit. Anywhere inside that, ask.
MOST JOBS
Heswall, Neston, Parkgate, Willaston, West Kirby, Bebington, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Ellesmere Port and Chester. Same-week surveys as a rule.
ALSO COVERED
Liverpool, Southport, Runcorn, Warrington, Northwich, Stockport, Manchester and Macclesfield. Surveys booked around jobs already running nearby.
ALSO COVERED
Mold, Flint, Connah’s Quay, Holywell, Buckley, Wrexham and Rhyl. Surveys booked around jobs already running nearby.
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CONTACT
Quickest route is WhatsApp with a photograph of the affected wall and, if you can, one of the outside face of the same wall. That is often enough for an initial view before a survey is booked.