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The most common cause of damage to any property is Damp. There are four major causes of damp, Rain Penetration, due to poor maintenance, Rising Damp, usually to older properties where the existing damp proof course has partially broken down, Lateral Damp Penetration, to walls that are constructed below the external ground level and…
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If thoroughly inspected it is likely the majority of older properties will be found to have some evidence of ‘woodworm’ but is it serious and does it need treating? There are many species of ‘woodworm’ but the most common found in the UK, often found in flooring timbers, roof timbers and furniture, is the…
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The majority of reputable damp proofing companies make a nominal charge for carrying out timber and damp surveys whilst a lot of the more ‘dubious’ company state ‘we do free surveys’. How can any business provide such an important service for free? We have to employ an experienced qualified surveyor, supply him with a…
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Your drains are out of site out of mind but not when carrying out a Tapco HomeDry CCTV survey. Many basements and semi basement we survey in London are damp as a result of long term leaking of the drainage system, which over a period of time has allowed water, often contaminated, to penetrate…
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Tapco HomeDry carry out surveys on many of the property defects sometimes found by the building society or structural surveyor, prior to purchase. Often repairing the defects is a condition of the mortgage which sometimes results in a retention being made. Rather than call in a timber and damp company, a roofer, drain specialist,…
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Tapco HomeDry are just completing what turned out to be a very big Dry Rot restoration job for us and a huge disaster for our clients, who recently bought a house in Kensington, London W14. Having been supposedly renovated, prior to them purchasing the property, they were completely unaware of what had been covered…
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Carrying out damp proofing works can be disruptive, noisy and dusty but our fully experienced Tapco HomeDry operative are fully aware of this and can protect the areas to be treated using special floor protection and screening. Most damp proofing contracts involve removing the skirting timbers and salt contaminated wall plaster (This is the dusty bit) and…
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Tapco HomeDry were recently instructed to carry out a damp survey on a basement flat in Fulham, London SW6. The client advised us the property ‘has a considerable damp problem’ diagnosed by a ‘damp surveyor’ (from a well known damp proofing company) who was instructed by a prospective purchaser. Because our client knew the history of…
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There is nothing worse than buying a completely renovated house than discovering that the damp proofing system behind dry lining has been badly installed and is leaking. To prove a point we have always advocated, it doesn’t matter what type and size the property is (The one we are currently working on is an £8.5m…
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Many cases of water damage from leaking or burst pipes Tapco HomeDry have surveyed can be avoided by carrying out routine checks to your property. One of the main reasons we are instructed to survey a property at this time of the year is to assess, sometimes, severe water damage caused by burst pipes…
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Tapco (Preservation) Ltd is an Introducer Appointed Representative (Financial Services Register No. 423558) of Phoenix Financial Consultants Limited (Phoenix). Phoenix is a credit broker, not a lender. Phoenix is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 539195), and offers finance from its panel of lenders. All finance subject to status and credit checks.
Damp Proofing
Basement Damp Proofing
Water Damage
Condensation Control
Dry Rot Treatment
WOODWORM & WET ROT
CAVITY Wall Ties
Property Maintenance
Waterproofing And Tanking
Structural Repairs