SPECIALIST DAMP AND TIMBER TREATMENT CONTRACTORS
Looking to purchase a new home or property and need a specialist damp & timber survey and report. So you’ve fallen in love with a fantastic house and you’re in the the process of buying it. You are nearly finished with the completion when your mortgage lender asks for a specialist damp and timber report. They will say something like, damp readings recorded to the ground floors wall and any timber in contact could be ask risk from decay. The then ask for a specialist report from and damp and timber treatment contractor.
A damp and timber survey is one of the most important surveys you can get carried on a property you’re buying. Our surveyors carry out a full investigation of the property for thing like rising damp, penetrating damp, low damp ingress, woodworm and timber decay (dry rot/wet rot). We don’t just put our moisture meter on the wall and say it’s rising damp, hack off the wall plaster and inject a new chemical damp proof course. We find out what kind of damp is affecting the walls, find out where the damp is coming from and tell you exactly how to rectify the issue.
Having a damp and timber survey carried out by one of our surveyors is the most important survey you can have undertaken when buying a house. We investigate the issues a lot further than mortgage surveyors and building surveyors. All our surveyors are highly skilled and can correctly diagnose any damp issue out there.
So if you’ve been instructed by your mortgage lender to have a damp and timber survey carried out by a damp and timber treatment contractor, please get in contact today and we’ll be happy to help.
What will I receive in the specialist timber and damp report, example:
In the report you will receive a more detailed description of all the damp surveyors finding. The report won’t be anything like the mortgage valuation survey report or the building surveyor’s report.
- Basic info about the property first
- All our surveyors findings
- Recommendations
- Sketch plan showing any treatment necessary
- Quotation for any work found necessary
- Damp and Timber Survey
- Damp and Timber Report
- Timber Survey Only
- Damp Survey Only
- Condensation Treatments
- Woodworm Treatment
- Dry Rot Treatment control
How much does a damp and timber survey cost?
The cost of a damp & timber survey and report will depend on the size of the property and how many bedroom it has. It also depends on what you needs checking and if it’s required for mortgage purposes.
The price for a damp and timber report / survey will be between £150-£500 and can something be more.
Why pay for a survey when companies are offering free damp and timber survey with report???
Damp companies offering free damp and timber reports are something to avoid completely. They’ll send out a “specialist damp surveyor” on commission. The surveyor will look for work that isn’t there. Who works for free in the world? How do you think these companies doing free surveys make money? By recommending more work than needed.