Martin Sykes 
Homeowners and landlords with damp property should continue to remain vigilant. A rogue timber and damp business which targeted homes in Rochester, Strood and Rainham for over three years has been shut down after a series of complaints. Targeting the Medway area in 2017, the firm initially set up business premises from a privately … Read more
Surveying for Damp Issues with Historic Buildings. Building’s fall into two categories for the purposes of surveying for damp. Modern buildings built with a damp proof course and barriers to rainwater penetration, and old buildings built prior to mid to late 19th century depending on the region of the country. Old buildings relied on … Read more
Rochester Building and Damp have more than 30 years of property preservation expertise. In 2021 we are proud to have assumed the premier position for timber and damp specialists in Kent, as confirmed by BBC Radio Kent Correspondent Brett Fellows. During Small Business Week UK the brief report about small local businesses that are thriving … Read more
Dry Rot Case Study: Boley Hill. Works Completed 05/02/21 The picture (above right) is of an expansive detached property in Boley Hill, Rochester. The saying “buyer beware” could not be more appropriate for this tale. Rochester Building and damp received instructions to inspect a property suffering from an outbreak of dry rot. The fungal decay … Read more
A tenant has successfully prosecuted her landlord in court for failing to deal with serious damp and mould. The problem of landlords knowingly renting out damp property to unsuspecting tenants has become a major problem in recent years. The problem The tenant, Melissa Peynton, lived in a three bedroom semi-detached property in Maidstone Road, ME1. … Read more
The Environmental Health Professional Practice produced an article regarding Condensation Mould Fungal Spores, reported by Mark Westacott, Local Government correspondent. A direct link between condensation and mould in houses and some serious illnesses has been established by research carried out for The Institute of Environmental Health Officers. Findings indicate that anyone can become sensitised to … Read more
It’s an often quoted fact that 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water. Also, it’s well known that 96.5% of all the Earth’s water are retained within the oceans. However, the manner in which water on Earth behaves has origins not in our historic understanding of geography, physics or chemistry, but on … Read more
Dave Pritchard. Damp Proofing Operative for Rochester Building and Damp Since 2014: We were asked by our client in Upnor to carry out a damp survey. Our damp survey found high levels of damp in the walls, in some areas saturated levels. There was also very little ventilation within the room and evidence of black … Read more
Water is a necessity of life and just like every other being on this planet, rats need it to survive. As such, a build-up of excessive moisture in your home can attract vermin, which only an effective pest control plan will be able to rectify. Damp and rats go hand in hand and often one of the … Read more
If you live in or near the Medway area and have found damp in your property then we can help. Our experienced team has been providing damp proofing services to domestic and commercial customers for years to deal with damp problems such as rising damp, penetrating damp, condensation, dry rot and woodworm. What we can … Read more