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Same Day Damp Inspection, Report and Quotation Without Charge. Rochester Building and Damp are now able to conduct a inspection of your property and provide a FREE report and quotation the same day. When a surveyors report advises you contact a timber and damp specialist, or perhaps your tenants have vacated your damp rental property, it’s vitally important that … Read more
How treatable are the typical types of damp and are there any that can never be completely prevented or eradicated, e.g. in basements of old period properties? Rochester Building and Damp: All damp can be eradicated; never believe anyone who tells you otherwise. Damp encompasses a myriad of perceived issues within a property. It is … Read more
Rochester Building and Damp fully endorse C&O Waste Disposal. We have employed the services of C&O Waste Disposal for many years. We can guarantee they are the most efficient and competitively priced rubbish clearance business in the area. Whether you require the removal and disposal of contents from the attic or the clearance of industrial … Read more
Maureen Kettner has assisted Rochester Building and Damp in an advisory capacity for a number of years. Born in Gillingham, Maureen’s father worked in Chatham dockyard for many years before the family moved to Deptford. With an early career in finance during the 1970’s, Maureen eventually became a successful property developer in the 1980’s where she established … Read more
Rochester Building and Damp are pleased to announce their involvement in a revolutionary new damp proofing system. Expected for use by July 2018, it uses a triglyceride-based polymer to soak into damp masonry and create an impermeable barrier. As the polymer is especially effective when it reacts with stock bricks and lime mortar, it will … Read more
Damp proofing – how far do you need to go to save your sale? Damp is one of the most serious issues that can arise in a property survey and as such can have a major impact on saleability. Whether the damp that your buyer’s survey refers to is actually present or there is simply … Read more
With weather conditions becoming increasingly unpredictable, it has been suggested there may be a correlation between climate change and the increased occurrence of damp. Evidently the suggestion is that climate change constitutes a contributory factor as opposed to a fundamental element of causation. Research conducted in the U.S. does appear to indicate the suggestion has some validity. … Read more
Residents throughout Kent have recently been targeted by door to door canvassers claiming to be from ‘Veritas-Dutch’. According to their poorly produce literature, they offer to install a series of externally protruding air bricks across your damp wall. Apparently this can be achieved in a single day and without the need to replaster. Veritas-Dutch claim … Read more
Rochester Building and Damp would sincerely like to thank Alan Turnbull for all his recent hard work. Alan endeavoured to locate some particularly old and rare fixtures and fittings for a Grade II listed building in Bexley. Elaborately designed hinges, ornate door handles and various cast iron fireplace components were some of the items Alan managed … Read more
Rochester Building and Damp has achieved record breaking customer satisfaction in 2017; with major projects now extending into East Sussex and North West London. Our acheivements unfortunately come at a time when confidence in the damp industry remains at an all time low. A recent consumer publication report, coupled with online media interest and public feedback, … Read more