A Study of Victorian Terrace Property within Rochester East Ward

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Our Services Rochester Building and Damp is primarily a damp proofing business specalising in structural building works. Our specific knowledge and experience of historic local architecture, antiquated building practices and archaic construction methodology, distinguishes us from our competitors within the ‘timber and damp’ industry.  Irrespective of whether a building maintains listed status, Medway-based Victorian era … Read more

Updated Basement Regulations and Medway Fault Lines

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  Many older properties in Medway have a basement or cellar. Originally intended as a sub-floor location for storage, most notably solid fuel; the majority of basements today are severely affected by saturation-level ingress. Therefore ‘tanking’ the basement remains a necessity if considering any form of conversion. Regulations regarding cellar/basement conversions have historically been perceived … Read more

Canterbury Cathedral Visitors: Important Notice

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The Trinity Chapel within Canterbury Cathedral will be closed from  Wednesday 1st May to Monday 13th May. Rochester Building and Damp secured a maintenance contract in September 2018.  Work commencing on Wednesday 1st represents our first major undertaking with the historic cathedral since obtaining the contract. Visitors will be permitted through The Nave, Crossing and … Read more

Damp Coastal Property, The Historic Origins of Damp Proofing and Recognition for the Whitehall Report

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            Contrary to popular opinion, the origin of damp proofing has it’s roots not within construction but in ship building. Only in recent years has Lord Alexander Wolstenholme (1720-1804) received recognition as a forgotten pioneer who took known methods of nautical damp proofing and applied them to ingress afflicted property … Read more

Local Business Endorsed by Rochester Building & Damp

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    Chatham Chinese Herbal Centre At Rochester Building and Damp, we strongly believe in supporting efficient, professional and trustworthy local businesses. Chatham Chinese Herbal Centre  Unit 82, First Floor (Close to Wilkinson’s) 117 Pentagon Shopping Centre, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4HW.       01634 815 588 With a multitude of five-star reviews, Chatham Chinese … Read more

Georgian Vicarage Vandalised

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Rochester Building and Damp have received reports of vandalism at The Gatehouse during the evening of Tuesday 22nd January. Often referred to locally as the ‘Old Vicarage’, the Georgian era property remained the sole surviving building on a private estate near Chartham-Hatch in Canturbury.  Historic census documentation relating to agriculture and housing development in the … Read more

10% Discount on All Chatham, Strood and Rochester Damp Proofing Works

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From February 1st until May 31st 2019, all timber and damp works in Chatham, Strood and Rochester will be subject to a 10% discount when quoting the code number below: Property must be within the recognised boundaries of Chatham, Strood or Rochester. Other Medway Towns or locations are not applicable to this offer. Discount will not … Read more

Works at Historic House and Renovation of Derelict Local Property

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The documented remarks of Churchill regarding property ownership and avoidance of damp.   The transcribed paragraphs below form part of Winston Churchill’s after dinner speech given at The Old Findsbury Town Hall, Clerkenwell on 21st February 1938. The speech was intended to draw a parallel between the upkeep of ones home and preparation for the … Read more

Transposed Google Reviews

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Please click on the ‘Testimonials’ link on the top right of the homepage; a number of highly respected institutions have kindly responded with some very complimentary feed-back. Additionally, we have transposed a number of former Google reviews below:             Pam Simmonds 2 reviews. 1 photo   1 week ago  Great service. Nice friendly chaps. They certainly … Read more

Damp Legislation to be Updated

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   While legal action continues against a notorious Medway landlord, legislation looks set to be changed which takes into account current scientific knowledge of dangerous mould growth. The Essex based landlord who owns a vast portfolio of Medway property was originally under investigation for a civil matter involving several of his tenants. As the investigation … Read more

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