Franchising Opportunities

We are very pleased to announce the launch of our franchising scheme to expand our service area to include other areas of the UK.

Over the years we have received a number of enquiries from areas outside of our standard coverage and we are now looking to expand through franchises to cover these areas.

Any of these new franchises would have a fantastic opportunity to exclusively cover their own territory and effectively run their own business using our tried and tested independent damp survey techniques.

We will be releasing more information about territories available over the coming months but we are now reviewing applications. For more information please e-mail us at info@dampdetectives.co.uk or visit our contact page

Mould and Health Issues Real or Scaremongering

Sometimes scary claims are made about mould and the effects on our health, but I did a survey recently where the damp and mould had a genuine affect on the client's health. For many years a client had been seeing his Doctor and a skin specialist regarding allergies,and hair loss. He had been aware of a strong mouldy smell and had sought advice where he could. One Damp company had sold him a positive pressure fan at £1200 and an Environmental Officer had told him his 2 dogs were the cause of his problems ( great help that was!). In desperation he called me in and I found black mould growing under his leaking en suite shower. The mould was analysed and found to be Aspergillus Fumagatus which can be toxic especially to those with a suppressed immune system. The Client had been treated with steroids for his skin problems which suppresses the immune system and that made him vulnerable to the toxins of the Asbergillus. With the mould removed and the leak cured his health professionals can now treat him in a different way armed with this knowledge. Another case correctly solved. The moral of this story is simple get to the root of the problem straight away by calling a proper Independent Damp Surveyor call Damp Detectives.

Damp Survey in South Wales

We have recently had enquiries from all over the country looking for an Independent Damp Surveyor. The most recent of which was in Tenby , South Wales. The source of which we successfully discovered and identified a cost effective solution.

An example of our Damp Surveys

At Damp Detectives, we pride ourselves in providing an excellent independent damp survey. We are determined to find the source of the problem and have the skills, experience and knowledge to do so.

One recent survey had been visited by several previous professionals who had failed to find any problems. The customer had a problem with a large damp patch on one of their upper floor rooms. The solution was simple, the neighbour had had a leak in their bathroom which adjoined the property and this was causing a damp patch in both properties. As a prime example of why our surveys are so effective, we extended our survey to investigate adjoining rooms in the neighbour's property and found the problem to the relief of both the customer and their neighbour.

Our surveys are effective because we don't limit our searches to the room with the problem because experience has shown that it often is not that easy.

Why choose an independent damp surveyor?

A lot of people have been asking recently what's wrong with a free survey? What's so important about independent damp surveyors?

The answer to this is simple, when dealing with a business why would they offer a free survey? The obvious answer is that they make their money back in the remediation. If this is the case how can you be sure you're being offered a suggestion that will work?

With independent damp surveys like a Damp Detective survey, you can be sure that any solution we offer will genuinely solve the problem at the source. Our surveys are effective because we don't just solve the visual problems like mould or damp, we explain where the source of the problem is and how best to solve the problem.

In some cases it may be due to damp elsewhere in the house because mould only requires a small amount of moisture. In other cases, it may be that the source may be external but in most cases there's no quick easy way to say this is the problem. For example, it's very easy to point to mould on the wall and say your problem is that you have mould but in reality it's the source of moisture that allows the mould to grow that is the problem and the mould is just a visual result.

The reason our surveys are so effective is a mixture of experience with top of the range surveying equipment mixed with a thorough investigation of every room. This makes sure that every possible cause is identified in our reports.

At the end of the survey, after any recommended action has been taken you can be confident that your home will be mould and damp free. If you would like any more information or to discuss how our surveys can help you please do contact us.