Damp proofing and timber treatment in Mansfield
Mansfield's red-brick terraces and big post-war estates each have their own damp problems. We are a Rotherham family firm, and we find out which yours has before we quote.
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Local knowledge
Damp in Mansfield homes
Mansfield's terraces near the centre, built as the town grew with its hosiery mills and pits in the late 1800s and early 1900s, have solid brick walls and old damp proof courses. Raised yards and paths bridge those damp courses easily, so moisture rises past them. See rising damp.
Forest Town, built in the early 1900s for its colliery, and the older parts of Mansfield Woodhouse have many homes with suspended timber floors, which rely on clear air bricks to keep the joists dry. See rot.
Most of the post-war estates around the town have cavity walls, where condensation, leaks and cavity insulation that has got wet are the more likely causes.
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Questions
Questions about damp and timber in Mansfield
Not covered here? Ask us. A photo of what you have noticed helps.
Why is there black mould in my bedroom?
Usually condensation: moist air settling on the coldest wall, often behind a wardrobe or in a corner. Better ventilation and steady heating usually help.
Do older colliery houses get rising damp?
They can. Damp proof courses of that age may have failed or been bridged by raised paths and yards, which shows as tide marks and salts low on the walls. It is worth checking what is bridging the damp course before anything is injected.
Do you cover Mansfield?
Yes. Mansfield is one of the towns we work in. Tell us where you are when you get in touch.
Where we work
Around Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town in Nottinghamshire with a long history of textiles and coal. It has plenty of red-brick Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the centre and large interwar and post-war estates around it.
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