Damp proofing and timber treatment in Beeston
Beeston's back-to-back terraces have damp problems of their own, because most have only one outside wall. We are a Rotherham family firm, and we find out what is causing yours before we quote.
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- Over 30 years in the trade
Local knowledge
Damp in back-to-back houses
A back-to-back is joined to its neighbours on three sides, so most have one outside wall and windows on one side only. Moist air from cooking, washing and breathing has few ways out, and condensation and black mould are common.
That outside wall is the only one rain can get through, and worn pointing or a leaking gutter lets it in. Old damp proof courses can fail or be bridged, letting moisture rise. See penetrating damp.
Many have cellars, built for coal, which are damp to some degree and can be tanked to make them usable.
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Questions
Questions about damp and timber in Beeston
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How do I stop condensation in a back-to-back?
Let moist air out whenever you make it: use extractor fans, open a window after cooking and showering, dry washing outside where you can, and keep the heating low and steady.
Can a back-to-back cellar be made dry?
Usually. Tanking keeps water out of the walls and floor, and ventilation keeps the air dry. What it needs depends on how wet it is and what you want to use it for.
Where we work
Around Beeston
Beeston is in south Leeds, near Elland Road, and is known for its streets of red-brick back-to-back terraces: houses built in rows and joined on three sides, so each has only one outside wall.
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