Preservit Ltd

Wall plaster in contact with the solid floor is breaching the existing damp proof course possibly drawing salts into the wall plaster & brickwork.

Warm air contains large amounts of moisture or water vapours. When it comes in contact with a cold surface, the moisture condenses and falls out as water droplets on the cold surface. Everyday activities, such as bathing, cooking, and washing, release moisture into the air. When this air comes in...

Wood boring insects
The basic steps to stopping woodworm before they cause harm to your property is identifying them early. You may not realise that you have a woodworm problem until the resulting damage becomes visible. If left untreated woodworm can seriously weaken timber - this may lead to s...

Dry rot fungus spores are fairly common, even in properties that do not have a dry rot problem. However, large concentrated patches of rust coloured “dust” in your property is often a sign that a dry rot problem is ongoing. Dry rot fruiting bodies release these spores in an effort to spread furth...

Timber & Damp survey findings in Stafford shows penetrating damp affecting rear wall of building this has been caused by raised patio slabs above the existing damp proof course causing water ingress (penetrating damp)

Wood boring insects
The basic steps to stopping woodworm before they cause harm to your property is identifying them early. You may not realise that you have a woodworm problem until the resulting damage becomes visible. If left untreated woodworm can seriously weaken timber - this may lead to s...

The first priority when treating dry rot is to find and remove the dampness within the building that caused the outbreak, and to promote drying out by taking measures, such as increasing ventilation.

Timber ground floor showing signs of timber decay caused by poor sub-floor ventilation, we always recommend replace existing clay bricks for high efficient plastic units for a much needed flow of air beneath your floor otherwise timber decay is inevitable.

Sub-floor ventilation......
If you take a look at the exposed elevations of a property you will often see airbricks at or around internal floor level, though these are mostly found in older properties, they are there to provide ventilation to a timber floor structure and commonly function by allo...