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Money rubbers-be very careful

Saturday late afternoon. I have a call to carry out damp survey of small kitchen.  Client Dominic from North London says that his wife and daughter are suffering from asthma and he needs urgent advise and job to be done asap. We've agreed that he will call me later on after two other surveys he will have before me in case if they cant deal with it. 
Finally Im coming.  There was another damp proofer I think fake one as he charged me client 370 gbp for drilling 20 holes and filling up with silicone. He didn't have proper diagnose in place, used material incorrectly and overcharged the Client!!! Person whose family suffer from asthma has been laid and doggy contractor use it to charge this huge amount of money for doing nothing.
Im willing to open web site with such a fake contractors to prevent such situations.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Remember: before you do any work take at least 3 quotes to compare what needs to be done and how much it will cost and what's the best way of dealing with the problem.

Regards
Ralph
DPS
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www.dpsconstruction.co.uk

Diagnosis of rising damp

Diagnosis of rising damp

The first step in assessing damp is to check for standing water. Removing water with good drainage will remove any form of dampness. Once done, and dampness remains, the next step is to look for the presence of a damp-proof course. If a damp-proof course is present, it is likely to be functioning, as the materials from which damp proof courses are manufactured tend to have a long lifespan. However, it should be acknowledged that there are cases where existing damp proof courses fail for one reason or another.

One method that is often used to determine if the source of dampness is rising damp (rather than other forms of dampness) is to look for the presence of salts - in particular a tell tale "salt band" or "tide mark" at the peak of the damp's rise. Although this is a useful indicator, it is not completely reliable as salts can enter the fabric of the wall in other ways - e.g. unwashed sea sand or gravel used in the construction of the wall.

If there is no damp-proof course and rising damp is suspected (tide mark, moisture confined to lower section of wall etc...) then a number of diagnostic techniques can be used to determine the source of dampness. BRE Digest 245 states that the most satisfactory approach is to obtain samples of mortar in the affected wall using a drill and then analysing these samples to determine their moisture and salt content. The fact that this technique is destructive to the wall finish often makes it unacceptable to homeowners. It is for this reason that electrical moisture meters are often used when surveying for rising damp. These instruments are unable to accurately measure the moisture content of masonry (they were developed for use on timber), however the reading patterns that are achieved can provide useful indicators of the source of dampness.

For more details you can refer to http://www.damp-proofing-specialists-london.co.uk/

Source:Wiki

Rising damp-affecting me and my family...

Black Mould in "My School"

What about my children???

Is it safe??? 

Ask and we will give you the answer!!!

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Hi there,
Last week we have done survey in one of the London Nursery School. It is shocking what we have found in there. Black mould was growing right up to the ceiling and moisture from the air was pulled into the wall so wall paper was coming off the walls.
Looking at it, my first question was: What is the state of the building where I leaving my son??
Hmm...People do not think how Black Mould can affect their health, how toxic it is...

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The problem is that even if they clean it with the bleach,  and it is popular home way trick, black mould still comes back. You paint it, and it still comes back.
To treat mould you need special product, which is rare thing to find in the shop on the shelve.
When you paint it, you just cover the problem and toxic fungal is still growing and affecting your health.

See below for details how Black Mould is affecting our health.

Symptoms that mold allergies cause 

• Cold or flu like symptoms
• Coughing
• Sneezing
• Sore throat
• Irritated, itchy throat
• Blocked nose
• Itchy nose
• Runny nose
• Sinus congestion
• Sinus headaches
• Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• Irritated, itchy skin
• Skin rash, hives
• Watery eyes
• Red, bloodshot eyes
• Itchy eyes
• Itchy ears
• Hair loss, baldness
• Hay fever symptoms

Remember, to remove black mould it needs as below:

1.treatment with special/professional black mould remover at least one meter round the last visible sign,
2.create anti-fungal active barrier by mixing special Anti-mould additive with any emulsion paint or use proper anti-fungal paint.

This is the right way to deal with existing mould.
In the next post i will explain how to prevent black mould coming back after it has been treated, removed.

All information given in this blog is to help you understand the issue and it must be done by professionals as Respiratory Equipment must be use and special precaution in place of work.
Whoever is doing this job should be fully qualified and trained to do so.

Any questions, please post them and I will answer best to my knowledge.

Regards
Ralph / Remedial Surveyor
DPS london /   http://www.damp-proofing-specialists-london.co.uk/

Damp Problems in your House??? Ask Remedial Surveyor...

Everybody have seen damp, black mould. When it comes into our houses then we are starting to worry. We think: How to remove it??? How to deal with it???

In this blog we will help you understand Damp Problems and give some ideas how to remove it.

Please feel welcome to post pictures showing your damp and any comments to help others deal with it and build proper support for them.

Regards
Ralph-Remedial Surveyor
DPS London
www.dampproofingspecialistslondon.com