Penetrating Damp Services Leeds and Yorkshire

Damage caused by Penetrating damp, causing salting and staining to these walls.

Typical soft and porous sandstone wall in Leeds, which soaked up water like a sponge - Storm Dry fixed this.

Application of Storm Dry cream to a porous brick wall using a roller. Copyright Safeguard Europe 2010, all rights reserved

The water beading effect that occurs, usually within three month of application (this is due to the very deep penetration achieved by Storm Dry). Copyright Safeguard Europe 2010, all rights reserved

The effectiveness of Storm Dry can be easily demonstrated using the Storm Dry gauge. Copyright Safeguard Europe 2010, all rights reserved

Penetrating Damp

'Penetrating damp' refers to water passing through an external wall into a building.

Causes are many, including the obvious ones, like missing pointing, leaking over-flow pipes or gutters, cracked render and masonry.

By far the best solution for these defects is a traditional repair; re-pointing defective areas, fixing cracked and de-bonded render and replacing defective down pipes and gutters. We can help with this.

However, penetrating damp can sometimes occur even when the external walls appear in good condition. This can be due to porous bricks, stones or pointing, or local environmental conditions, which may cause driving rain on a particular wall.

This is our where specialist intervention can help.

Water repellents have been around for years, but they do have some disadvantages, such as poor penetration. This can lead to at best, only a temporary protection and at worst a tendency to cause increased flaking (spalling), of the stone or brick's surfaces.

The boffins at our suppliers, Safeguard Europe, have developed a solution to this problem:

Storm Dry is an advanced masonry protection cream, which is applied in one coat and offers vastly improved water repellency, which has been proven in many site tests.

We have a great relationship with Safeguard and are one of the first companies to be able to offer this system.

If you have a damp problem, Bryan of Jeff we will diagnose it correctly and if the building would genuinely benefit from Storm Dry application, a fixed price quotation for efficient and guaranteed application will be issued.

Storm Dry is so effective that it offers additional benefits too, including up to 20% improvement in heat retention of walls and improved flood resistance. It is vapour permeable too, so walls are protected and can still 'breath'. It is not a sealant so it will not cause or worsen condensation problems – in fact, the increased heat retention of treated walls can actually help reduce condensation symptoms.

Call us if you require more information about this revolutionary solution to penetrating damp.

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