Sand and cement damp proofing in Egerton is a system we use at Ascot Damp Proofing. It’s a combination of sharp sand and cement which, for our purposes, is basically mortar. Mortar is not a water tight material but it is a water proof material. An example of how sand and cement helps us is damage resulting from rising damp. When building new construction of rehabbing old, the structure is ideally fitted with a damp proof course; that is a physical barrier against water to prevent it from moving up from the ground level through the walls. Now if this barrier was never installed, improperly installed or has simply deteriorated over time, there is nothing to stop the moisture rising.

The rising damp will damage walls making them soft, leaving salt marks and water level or tidemarks. In Egerton, sand and cement damp proofing is used to render the wall moisture proof. You see, after rising damp has damaged your walls, we first determine the cause. Then we make the necessary repairs to prevent access; perhaps by constructing a new or repaired damp proof course. Then we repair the damaged wall by cutting out and replacing the damaged wall sections. But, to make sure there is no latent damp contamination lurking in the walls we treat them with the sand and cement damp proofing solution.

The sand and cement damp proofing in Egerton protects your walls, the old and new parts from further damage. You can now safely smooth, refinish and redecorate your walls without fear of salt stains or soft spots popping up and undoing all your hard work. Contact Ascot Damp Proofing for a property survey to assess an rising damp or to remediate damage already caused by damp. Our team of experts, with many years of experience will resolve your buildings issue with damp and the damage resulting from damp. Sand and Cement damp proofing is the solution regardless of how the damp infiltrated your walls. Flooding, even minor basement flooding after heavy rains, can leave undetected damage behind after the water recedes. We guarantee we can repair the damage and create a barrier against further water damage