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Looking for a help with damp !! Need a builder


ginnyhumphreys

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Hi

I used a builder recommended off the forum, Dave 07932505589. I asked him to give me advice on a property I'm currently in the process of buying. The survey report came back as very damning but Dave fully checked the property and provided a very responsible quote for fixing the problem.


Thanks Miranda

Whatever you do go for a company that will guarantee it, without that the work is essentially worthless. We bought a place where they got their "mate builder" to do the damp proofing, it failed and they had no recourse so had to discount the house by the amount it was going to cost us to fix it.
Where is the damp? There are lots of people on here that have had experiences, so it might be worth mentioning it before calling in the professionals (I had varied experiences including a total fantasist). For instance I live on a hill and had a mystery spot. Turns out that my first floor next door neighbour had pierced a pipe leading to a radiator and a slow leak was coming into my chimney stack and underneath my kitchen floor.

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