Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with Woking district council, located in west Surrey. It is at the southwestern edge of the Greater London Urban Area and is a part of the London commuter belt. Woking is 23 miles southwest of Charing Cross in central London. Woking town itself, excluding the surrounding district, has a population of approximately 63,000 with the whole local government district (the borough of Woking) having an estimated population of 99,500. There is a veriety of property in and around Woking, many of them with basements or cellars that could be used as valuable living space.

Tapco HomeDry are also based in Surrey, in Esher and Thames Ditton, so we know Woking well, in fact we have recently converted a damp dark basement into a lovely new room, for one of our clients. Our client quite rightly took the decision of utilising a very good area below her feet and converting it into a lovely playroom room for her children. Following a thorough survey by our qualified damp and timber surveyor a proposal was submitted on how to make full use of the space and how best to damp proof it and keep it dry for many years to come. For this particular contract we decided that the best method was to install a Cavity Drain Membrane system (CDM). This is a high density, polyethylene, studded membrane. These are installed to the walls, using waterproof fixing plugs, while the larger studded floor membrane is lose laid. They are designed, not to block the incoming moisture, but to allow it in so we can control it and discharge it to where we want it to go. Within this system we installed a sump container and pump, with discrete pluming to discharge any excess water to where we want it to do, away from the property. We then installed galvanised framing to which we fixed plasterboard and plastered, ready for decorating. The floor membrane was covered by a floating, treated,  tongue and groove chipboard floor. On completion of fitting new skirting and joinery timber, the room was ready for our client to decorate and enjoy.

We are members of the Basement Waterproofing Association (BWA), long term members of the Property Care Association (PCA) and Trust Mark (Government Endorsed Standards). We are also an accredited Which? Trusted Trader so like our client in Woking, you can Trust us.