Tips & tricks

Condensation damp forms when warm, moist air hits cold surfaces and leaves water behind — and you can stop it with practical, proven steps. You should focus on controlling moisture sources, improving ventilation, and keeping surfaces warmer to prevent condensation before it becomes mould or structural damage. This article shows how to spot the signs, […]

Condensation forms when warm, moist air in your home meets a cold surface, and that moisture often leads to damp patches and black mould if you don’t control it. Most household mould and damp come from condensation caused by everyday activities like cooking, showering and drying clothes indoors, plus poor ventilation or cold surfaces that […]

Damp can look the same whether it’s creeping up from the ground or seeping through an external wall, but the cause dictates the fix and the cost. You can tell penetrating damp from rising damp by where the moisture appears and how it behaves: rising damp comes from the ground and shows a tide mark […]

You need to stop water getting into your walls before it ruins plaster, timbers and finishes — penetrating damp happens when rain or leaks penetrate the external fabric of a building, and the fix depends on finding the source and addressing it directly. Identify whether the moisture comes from roof defects, leaking gutters, cracked pointing, […]

You often notice peeling paint, tide marks or salt stains and wonder whether a quick DIY fix will stop the problem. Rising damp in older UK homes usually needs an accurate diagnosis and a targeted repair—simply repainting or plastering over the damage rarely works long term. The treatments that actually work focus on removing the […]