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Services Overview

  • Damp Proofing
  • Woodworm Treatment
  • Wet & Dry Rot
  • Timber Preservation

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Damp proofing Leeds

Watertight Homes Ltd offer a complete service for all damp proofing, timber preservation, wet and dry rot control and woodworm issues.

We have been established since 2000, providing our clients with high quality workmanship and service. This level of service is provided from the initial enquiry through to any aftercare.

All of our damp proofing and timber surveys are carried out by skilled surveyors and technicians. They will provide detailed reports on all areas and quotations will clearly show any work that is needed.

If you feel that you require damp proofing due to damp issues in a property you own or worried about woodworm infestations, please give us a call today. Our team will be more than willing to give advice and arrange a survey to be carried out.

Damp

There are a few situations in which damp can occur, such as rising damp, condensation and flooding either by natural disasters or internal pipes.

Rising Damp

Rising Damp is when moisture rises from the ground into the walls and plaster due to capillary action through the materials. Read more on rising damp.

Condensation

Condensation occurs when water vapour is carried in warm air, (the warmer the air, the more condensation it can carry) and then comes into contact with cooler air or a cold surface and looses the water it is holding.

This excess water is deposited on the colder surface and we may see it a drop of liquid water running down a windowpane, for example. We call this condensation. Too much of this can cause damp. Read more on condensation.

Woodworm

Most cases of wood-boring insects is the Common Furniture Beetle (Woodworm).

The Common Furniture Beetle is responsible for three-quarters of all the woodworm damage to property in the country and will attack both soft and hardwoods.

The woodworm may infest floorboards, the roof timbers or staircase.

Woodworm lays its eggs inside the surface of the wood and the resultant woodworm larvae eat the wood, leaving behind a network of tunnels, causing the characteristic small holes in the surface of the wood.

Serious infestation of woodworm can result in weakening of the timber, necessitating the replacement of the affected, and surrounding wood.