Leak to dry to treated, one company in Bromley
Bromley's housing spans Victorian and Edwardian terraces around Penge and Beckenham, 1930s semis in Petts Wood and Hayes, and mock-Tudor detached houses in Chislehurst and Bickley, many since extended or converted into flats. This mix of ageing plumbing, flat-roofed rear additions and shared soil stacks in converted properties means hidden leaks often develop unnoticed behind original brickwork and beneath later extensions.
Leak Detection
Trace hidden water leaks without unnecessary damage using thermal, acoustic and tracer-gas methods. Leak detection →
Structural Drying
Dry walls, floors and voids after a leak or flood with monitored dehumidifiers, to completion. Structural drying →
Mould Treatment
Treat and prevent the mould that follows water damage, dealing with the moisture source first. Mould treatment →
Damp Investigation
Tell rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation apart, so the right repair is done once. Damp investigation →
Areas of Bromley we cover
We attend leaks right across Bromley and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Bromley
- Beckenham
- Orpington
- Chislehurst
- Petts Wood
- Penge
- West Wickham
- Hayes
- Shortlands
- Bickley
- Biggin Hill
- Farnborough
- St Paul's Cray
- Anerley
Common leaks in Bromley homes
Flat-roof extensions over kitchens and bathrooms
Many Bromley semis and terraces in Shortlands, Beckenham and Penge gained rear kitchen or bathroom extensions with flat felt or GRP roofs during the 1960s to 1980s. Once the covering perishes, rainwater tracks along joists rather than dripping straight through, so a stain on the ceiling below often marks the end of a slow leak that has already soaked insulation and timber.
Converted flats with stacked bathrooms
Larger Victorian and Edwardian houses in Bromley town centre, Beckenham and Penge have been split into flats, often stacking bathrooms above one another. A failed shower tray seal, cracked grout or worn waste pipe joint on an upper floor can send water into the ceiling void of the flat below, causing disputes over responsibility and damage that is only found once plaster starts to bubble.
Ageing pipework in unextended 1930s semis
Petts Wood, Hayes and parts of Orpington are dominated by 1930s semis where original lead or early copper pipework, plus later plastic push-fit repairs, run under solid or suspended floors. Perished washers, corroded joints and seized stopcocks mean escape of water frequently seeps into subfloor voids for weeks before it surfaces as damp patches, warped flooring or a musty smell in the property.
What our customers say
Was lovely working with the team and they did a fantastic and quick job to get all the mould out of my bathroom. Very much looking forward to working with them on other projects around my house!! Thank you for everything and shout out to Karim for being so sweet!
Omg what brilliant service, excellent the cleaner did a very good job was efficient he took his time and cleaned everything, highly recommend S. Bessim…
Amazing company! They responding very quickly. They have a low prices as well, not crazy quotes like from others. Job has been done very quickly and team was very professional. I will use them in the future if I needed. Thanks!
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.
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. :)
Suspect a leak in Bromley?
Call 020 3051 8478 or report a leak online. We trace, dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Bromley.
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More help in Bromley
Damp and mould survey
Find the real cause of damp, mould or a leak in a Bromley property, with a written report and photographs. Damp survey in Bromley →
Structural drying
Dry walls, floors and voids in Bromley after a leak or flood, monitored to completion. Structural drying in Bromley →
Mould removal
Treat black mould in a Bromley property and fix the moisture source behind it. Mould removal in Bromley →