Damp proofing and timber treatment in Sheffield
We are a family firm a few miles away in Rotherham, and we work across Sheffield. We find out what is really causing your damp, rot or woodworm before we quote, and treat only what needs it.
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- Over 30 years in the trade
Local knowledge
Damp in Sheffield homes, from cellars to hillsides
Sheffield's hills shape its damp. Where a terrace is built into a slope, the back wall or the cellar wall is partly below the ground behind it, and water in that ground soaks through. That is penetrating damp, and a damp proof course does nothing for it.
Many Victorian terraces have cellars, which were never built to be dry, with suspended timber floors above them. Damp cellars lead to damp joists, and damp joists to rot and woodworm.
The older stone houses in the west of the city take a lot of rain on their walls, while newer estates are more likely to have condensation or a problem with cavity insulation. We look at how your house was built before we suggest anything.
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Questions about damp and timber in Sheffield
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Why is the wall at the back of my house damp?
If the house is built into a slope, the back wall may be partly below the ground behind it, so water in the soil soaks through. A new damp proof course will not stop that: the wall needs protecting from the ground, in the same way as a cellar.
Should I tank my cellar or just ventilate it?
It depends on what you want to use it for. For storage, better ventilation and fixing any leaking gutter or drain outside may be enough. To use it as a room, the walls and floor need tanking to keep water out. See basement and cellar conversions.
Can damp come through from next door?
Yes. In a terrace, a neighbour's leak, a shared chimney stack or a blocked shared gutter can soak the wall between you, so the cause may be next door. We look from outside to see where it is coming from.
Do you cover Sheffield?
Yes. We are based a few miles away in Rotherham and work across Sheffield, including Stocksbridge, Totley and the Crystal Peaks area.
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Sheffield is built on hills, and so are many of its homes. Victorian terraces climb the slopes in areas such as Walkley, Crookes, Heeley and Nether Edge, many of them with cellars, and the west of the city has older stone-built houses towards the Peak District. On a hillside, the back wall of some houses is partly below the ground behind it, which is a route for damp.
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