Dry Rot is one of the worst problems that can affect your home due to the rapid nature in which it spreads and the costly damage it causes. Tapco HomeDry are London’s damp proofing and Dry Rot experts, we also cover Surrey and the Home Counties. If you have the slightest suspicion that Dry Rot maybe affecting your property in Pimlico, call us free on 0800 195 9878 for a full and thorough survey.

We recently surveyed a property in Pimlico with suspected True Dry Rot Fungi (Serpula lacrymans). Our fully qualified timber and damp Surveyor carried out a thorough inspection which included using a sharp instrument to probe the timbers and an electronic ‘Survey Master’ damp meter to assess the extent of the moisture levels.

A virulent attack of the True Dry Rot Fungus was discovered to be affecting the front and right floorboards, joists, plates, skirting timbers, and surrounding masonry.

Dry Rot Fungus is sensitive to a moisture content below 20% and to temperatures over 25C. It is therefore essential that the cause of the moisture ingress, that has been identified, is rectified and rapid drying of the structure is promoted immediately.

In this case our surveyor’s opinion was that it may have spread from the adjoining property which had an attack of Dry Rot 6 months prior to our Survey. We also found that there were defects to the external rainwater gully which was causing damp to penetrate into the property and saturate structural timbers.

Our experienced and fully trained Tapco HomeDry Operatives attended the property to carry out specialist Damp and Dry Rot repairs. The home owner had complete confidence in us as we are long term members of the Property Care Association (PCA), the British Damage Management Association (BDMA) and Trustmark (Government Approved Standards).

You can have complete peace of mind in using us for your damp and dry rot problems as our long term guarantees can be protected by the Guarantee Protection Insurance (GPI) for the full term of our 20 year guarantee. This is not to mention our 44 years of experience, since 1971, within the dry rot and damp proofing industry.

Do It Once, Do It Right with Tapco HomeDry.