Leak to dry to treated, one company in Forest Gate
Forest Gate's housing stock is dominated by Victorian and Edwardian terraces, many split into flats, alongside the ornate villas of the Woodgrange Estate conservation area and postwar infill nearer Wanstead Flats. Ageing lead and cast-iron plumbing, converted bathrooms stacked above ground-floor rooms, and rear flat-roof extensions common to these conversions all create conditions where hidden leaks develop unnoticed for months.
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 Forest Gate we cover
We attend leaks right across Forest Gate and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Upton Park
- Manor Park
- Maryland
- Stratford
- Wanstead
- Leytonstone
- East Ham
- Woodgrange Park
- Green Street
- Upton Lane
- Plaistow
Common leaks in Forest Gate homes
Converted terraces with stacked bathrooms
Many Forest Gate terraces were divided into flats during the twentieth century, often adding a bathroom above an existing kitchen or living room. Waste pipe joints and shower trays fitted into these retrofitted spaces sit above ceilings never designed for wet rooms. When a seal perishes or a joint loosens, water tracks along joists before showing as a stain below, meaning damage is often more extensive than the visible mark suggests by the time it is found.
Flat roof extensions to the rear
Rear kitchen and bathroom extensions with flat roofs are common across Forest Gate's Victorian terraces, particularly around Upton Lane and Woodgrange Park. Felt and asphalt coverings degrade with age and weather exposure, and once perished they allow rainwater to seep in slowly rather than pour through. This slow escape of water often soaks into insulation and timber for weeks before residents notice discolouration on the ceiling below.
Ageing plumbing in period properties
The borough's older housing stock, including many properties near Green Street and Maryland, still contains original or early replacement pipework that was never intended to last this long. Failed joints, corroded fittings and perished washing machine or dishwasher connections behind cabinetry can leak steadily out of sight. In split-occupancy buildings this frequently means water damage surfaces in a neighbouring flat below rather than the unit where the fault actually lies.
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 Forest Gate?
Call 020 3051 8478 or report a leak online. We trace, dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Forest Gate.
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More help in Forest Gate
Damp and mould survey
Find the real cause of damp, mould or a leak in a Forest Gate property, with a written report and photographs. Damp survey in Forest Gate →
Structural drying
Dry walls, floors and voids in Forest Gate after a leak or flood, monitored to completion. Structural drying in Forest Gate →
Mould removal
Treat black mould in a Forest Gate property and fix the moisture source behind it. Mould removal in Forest Gate →