Damp, mould & leak services in East Dulwich
East Dulwich is dominated by long Victorian terraces built from the 1870s onwards, mostly solid brick with slate roofs and no cavity walls, alongside Edwardian bay-fronted houses and later conversions into ground and upper flats. Many properties around Lordship Lane and Goose Green retain original single-skin construction, sash windows and shallow foundations, making them prone to rising and penetrating damp, condensation and poorly integrated rear extensions.
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 East Dulwich we cover
We survey properties right across East Dulwich and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Goose Green
- Lordship Lane
- Dulwich Village
- North Dulwich
- Peckham Rye
- Champion Hill
- Grove Vale
- Barry Road
- Dog Kennel Hill
- Bellenden Road
- Nunhead
- Herne Hill
- Camberwell
- Forest Hill
Common damp problems in East Dulwich homes
Solid brick Victorian terraces and rising damp
The terraced streets off Lordship Lane and around Goose Green were built with solid nine-inch brick walls and little or no functioning damp proof course. Ground floor rooms and converted lower flats often show tide-marked plaster, crumbling skirting and salt staining as moisture is drawn up through masonry, worsened where external ground levels have risen above the original air bricks over the decades.
Rear extensions and flat roof leaks
Many East Dulwich terraces near Barry Road and Grove Vale have had kitchen and bathroom extensions added with flat or low-pitch felt roofs. Where junctions between the old pitched roof and new flat roof are poorly flashed, or roofs pass their service life unnoticed, water tracks into ceiling voids and internal walls, producing localised staining, sagging plasterboard and mould in the extension corners long before it is visible outside.
Converted flats and condensation mould
Streets around Dog Kennel Hill and Champion Hill contain numerous Victorian houses split into two or three flats, often with sealed sash windows, limited through-ventilation and bathrooms or kitchens without extraction. Cooking and bathing moisture becomes trapped, settling as black mould on cold external walls, behind wardrobes and in corners, a pattern typical of subdivided period stock rather than any single structural defect.
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 East Dulwich
Call 020 3051 8478 or request a survey online. We work with homeowners, landlords and property managers across East Dulwich. Works are on a 50% upfront, 50% on completion basis.