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Extensions including garage conversions will usually require additional damp proofing to be added as part of conversion, as the existing garage will typically have a single skin design for walls and floors, which was not designed to conform to building regulations for habitable rooms. This damp proofing will have to be added to walls and floors. Moreover, the roof of the garage conversion will require water proofing. The damp proofing of the floor of the garage conversion will in most cases be achieved by employing a damp proof membrane. This membrane can come in either solid or liquid form. The damp proof membrane will be placed down either on top of the pre-existing concrete floor, below the new floor, or as part of both, depending on if the floor will be a solid or a floating floor. In some garages, the walls will have already been damp proofed, but this might need to be improved as part of the conversion in order to adhere to current building regulations. The walls should be damp proofed in order to protect the brickwork from rotting gradually as moisture sets in. This is accomplished by either applying damp proof membranes, waterproof rendering, or cavity insulation, depending on the type of walls that are already present in the garage. Damp proofing is a part of the building regulations that the garage conversion should adhere to, and so is it necessary to make sure that your garage conversion makes use of appropriate damp proofing methods.
The average cost of Damp proofing is £1500. Costs vary based upon the materials and the organisation selected. The upper price range can be as high as £1725. The material costs are in general about £375
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Aylesford is a town and also civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone in England. Initially a tiny riverside negotiation, the old village comprises around 60 houses, much of which were formerly shops. Two bars, a village store as well as other facilities including a stylist, estate agent, 2 restaurants, a chiropodist as well as a cafe lie on the high street. Aylesford's current population is around 5,000. The Church of Aylesford covers more than 7 square miles, extending north to Rochester Airport estate and southern to Barming, and has a total population of over 10,000 (since 2011), with the main negotiations at Aylesford, Eccles, Blue Bell Hillside Village as well as (part of) Walderslade. Aylesford Newsprint was a long-established significant company in the location as well as was the largest paper reusing factory in Europe, producing newspaper for the paper industry. In 2015, Aylesford Paper Mill, as it was understood by regional residents, was shut down and also stripped of all its properties. Numerous neighborhood families that had actually been utilized there, often for several generations, were influenced.
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Aylesford - ME20
Enquiry from: KH H
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Hi there, I have a small area of damp in our conservatory on the joining wall to the house. The conservatory is half brick built with no heating and has a tumble dryer. We are selling the property and...
Snodland, West Malling - ME6
Enquiry from: Corine T
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Damp and timber survey carried out on purchase
Aylesford - ME20
Enquiry from: Jo S
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taking stuff out of storage from the above address delivery address is 539 loose road maidstone *** are you the property owner: tenant (with permission) how many rooms do you need damp proofing: 1-2 r...
Aylesford - ME20
Enquiry from: Jo S
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Taking out of storage from the address above
Snodland, West Malling - ME6
Enquiry from: Wendi H
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Quote on a newly purchased property
Aylesford - ME20
Enquiry from: Sherie H
Start Date: Less than one month
Are you the property owner: Owner of the property How many rooms do you need damp proofing: 3-4 Rooms Property Type: Terrace Time scale: Less than one month Please call to appoint Please call to appoi...
Snodland, West Malling - ME6
Enquiry from: Nicola H
Start Date: Immediate
Mould removal on walls and high ceilings
Snodland, West Malling - ME6
Enquiry from: Wendie B
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Free consultation to locate cause of severe black mould in several points of the house on ceilings and walls and quote for work to be done Are you the property owner: Tenant (with permission) How many...
Sevenoaks - TN15
Enquiry from: Toni M
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Dartford - DA2
Enquiry from: Lucy K
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Uncertain. Would like a inspection to see if improvements can be made. House has condensation, mould in utility room and would like our understairs inspected due to smell.
Dartford - DA1
Enquiry from: Eric J
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Hi, I have damp issues on my property, and according to the leak detection expert report it states that the damp protection membrane is damaged and egress of rain water through the exterior wall. I...
Greenhithe - DA9
Enquiry from: Caroline S
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Black mould on walls in rooms ipstairs
Tunbridge Wells - TN1
Enquiry from: Liam F
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Issue with damp in the corner of our front room. Keen to get resolved. Thanks
Tunbridge Wells - TN1
Enquiry from: Gabreil I
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we are experiencian a black slime leak from cracks in our bedroom.its a new build refurbished building.Maintenance company are keeping us in a loop and the leak is live for the past 18 monts.Leak is n...
Tunbridge Wells - TN4
Enquiry from: Neal G
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We are experiencing rising / penetrating damp on one of our external cavity walls.
Tunbridge Wells - TN1
Enquiry from: Sorrel C
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condensation causing mould in many parts of house. are you the property owner: owner of the property how many rooms do you need damp proofing: 3-4 rooms property type: semi detached please call to ap...
Tunbridge Wells - TN1
Enquiry from: Anil P
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There is Condensation or Damp where ceiling meets Room wall (outside wall side). Not sure.
Tunbridge Wells - TN4
Enquiry from: David C
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As a landlord of this flat I want of great urgency someone to look at the small room where I think the wall is damp.
South Ockendon - RM15
Enquiry from: Kehinde A
Start Date: Immediate
extreme mould and dampness in entrance to property. this will be removed and exposed of in a safe manner to expose an occurring problem. external face wall will be rendering and a new wall to be will...
Swanley - BR8
Enquiry from: Jaime M
Start Date: Immediate
quote for damp problem in lounge are you the property owner: owner of the property how many rooms do you need damp proofing: 1-2 rooms property type: semi detached please call to appoint
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There are a few visible signs of damp, although it often goes undetected. However, in older or empty properties, this made become detectable through its smell. These include peeling paint and wallpaper, crumbling plaster, mould growth, black spots or spores on walls and ceilings, and rotting skirting boards and flooring.
You should make sure that all signs of damp have gone before you redecorate your walls. If you want to paint your walls with a water-permeable emulsion paint, you can usually do this after 1 or 2 months. For other types of decoration you should wait longer.
Signs of rising damp tend to be close to the ground, usually no higher than a metre. It usually works its way up walls in horizontal lines. Penetrating damp usually develops in patches and can often be much higher up. For more advice, speak to a damp proofing professional.
Damp is a serious problem, particularly if you live in an old property, because it can lead to structural damage. This will cost you big money and could be very dangerous, to yourself and the property. Take damp seriously and get it inspected and resolved as soon as you discover it!
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