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CONDENSATION | MOULD | DAMP
Condensation occurs in a property from the behaviour of the air and moisture relationships. The risk of condensation depends on the moisture content of the air and the temperature that it will encounter. Condensation occurs when air encounters temperatures below its dew point, and dew point depends only on the moisture content of the air.
Most of the time you will encounter hygroscopic salts that have been introduced into the walls from rising damp. Commonly Chlorides and Nitrate salts were associated with dampness from the ground absorbed by capillarity into the base of the wall, subsequently accumulating at the surface of the internal wall plaster as evaporation occurs.
In general, our plastering surveys and quotations are free as there is the realistic potential for our company to get work from competitive tendering against other companies.
For Damp /Condensation / Plaster defect surveys we will charge a fee. The price will depend on the nature of the problem, size, and location of the property. If the survey is to be disruptive by way of exposure works, this will incur additional costs. To further justify the survey fee, it must be understood that a qualified Remedial Surveyor will be carrying out a detailed inspection of the area they are instructed to look at and providing a thorough report. However, if there are repair works identified and our company is utilised to carry out the work the initial survey fee will be reimbursed in our final invoice.
The survey fee will be confirmed and must be paid at the time of booking the survey.
Where damp problems do exist, it is recommended that EMC Surface Finishes initially carry out a survey first to ascertain and diagnose the cause of the dampness and design an appropriate repair specification.
Or at least we recommend that a specialist surveyor who is registered with the Property Care Association (PCA) is employed to provide a survey. The Property Care Association is a trade association representing property preservation specialists and have a wealth of helpful information on their website. www.property-care.org