Damp, mould & leak services in Arnos Grove
Arnos Grove grew up largely in the 1920s and 1930s as Piccadilly line suburban expansion reached Enfield, giving the area a housing stock dominated by bay-fronted semi-detached houses, mock-Tudor detached homes and interwar purpose-built flats around Bowes Road and Green Lanes. Original steel Crittall windows, pebbledash render and later flat-roofed rear extensions leave many of these properties vulnerable to water ingress, condensation and mould.
Leak Detection
Trace hidden water leaks without damage using thermal, acoustic and tracer-gas methods. Leak detection →
Damp Investigation
Identify rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation, and tell them apart properly. Damp investigation →
Mould Inspection
Find the moisture source feeding the mould, not just treat the surface. Mould inspection →
Structural Drying
Dry out walls, floors and voids after a leak or flood, monitored to completion. Structural drying →
Areas of Arnos Grove we cover
We survey properties right across Arnos Grove and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Southgate
- New Southgate
- Bowes Park
- Bounds Green
- Palmers Green
- Oakwood
- Winchmore Hill
- Friern Barnet
- Colney Hatch
- Cockfosters
- Whetstone
- Wood Green
Common damp problems in Arnos Grove homes
Crittall windows and cold-bridging in 1930s semis
Many Arnos Grove semis retain original steel Crittall-style window frames, which conduct cold readily and encourage condensation on reveals and sills. Combined with solid or poorly insulated cavity walls typical of the era, this produces persistent black mould around window frames and in corners of front bedrooms, especially where secondary glazing or trickle vents have never been fitted.
Flat-roofed rear extensions and garages
It is common for Arnos Grove's interwar semis to have had kitchen or utility extensions and integral garages added with felt or asphalt flat roofs. These coverings degrade over 15 to 20 years, and once cracked or blistered they allow water to track along ceiling joists, showing up as brown staining and mould in kitchens well away from the actual roof defect, which delays diagnosis.
Rising damp in 1930s mansion block ground floors
The purpose-built mansion blocks and mock-Tudor flats near Arnos Grove station and Bowes Road often have solid concrete or brick ground floors with ageing damp-proof courses. Blocked airbricks, raised external ground levels and leaking parapet gutters on these flat-roofed blocks contribute to rising and penetrating damp, particularly in ground and lower-ground floor flats around communal stairwells.
What our customers say
Really impressed with the whole experience. The surveyor did a proper, thorough job and didn't rush anything, they got to the root cause of the damp and explained it all clearly. Detailed, professional and reassuring from start to finish. Couldn't recommend them more highly.
Keiryn Raf, via Google
Very professional and organised I must say came out and completed the work very efficiently customer service was excellent. Definitely recommend this damp and mould service to anyone looking for a job done correctly. :)
Joeie Rouse, via Google
I have been dealing with damp and mould for years but these guys were able to come in and resolve the problem quickly and professionally. Their prices were fair and reasonable and they got the job done clean. 10/10 would use again and would recommend.
Thersa Waron Eurmind, via Google
Book a survey in Arnos Grove
Call 020 3051 8478 or request a survey online. We work with homeowners, landlords and property managers across Arnos Grove. Works are on a 50% upfront, 50% on completion basis.