Leak to dry to treated, one company in Perivale
Perivale is dominated by 1930s semi-detached and detached houses built during Ealing's interwar suburban expansion, many with bay windows, integral garages and later rear extensions. This housing stock commonly features flat-roofed additions, ageing bathroom fittings and original pipework that has been patched over decades, all of which create ready conditions for hidden leaks to develop unseen behind plaster and under flooring.
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 Perivale we cover
We attend leaks right across Perivale and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Greenford
- Northolt
- Alperton
- Sudbury
- Hanger Hill
- Horsenden Hill
- Park Royal
- Ealing
- Twyford Abbey
- Sudbury Hill
Common leaks in Perivale homes
Flat-roofed extensions and garages
Many Perivale semis gained flat-roofed kitchen extensions, utility rooms or integral garages during the postwar decades, typically finished in felt or bitumen. These coverings perish with age and UV exposure, developing splits that let water track along joists rather than dripping straight through. Homeowners often notice a musty smell or bulging ceiling paint long before any visible stain appears, by which point the timber beneath is already saturated.
First-floor bathrooms leaking into rooms below
In Perivale's 1930s houses, bathrooms were frequently added above kitchens or living rooms as properties were modernised, with shower trays, waste pipes and tile grout sealed decades ago. As these seals harden and crack, water escapes gradually through the subfloor rather than pooling visibly, leaving stained ceilings, sagging plasterboard or peeling paint downstairs as the first real sign that something has been wrong for weeks.
Ageing pipework beneath solid and suspended floors
Properties around Horsenden Hill and Perivale Park often retain original or early-replacement plumbing runs beneath ground floors, whether suspended timber floors or later solid concrete. Joints in this older pipework corrode or loosen over time, and a slow escape of water under a solid floor can go undetected for months, surfacing only as damp patches, lifting laminate or an unexplained rise in the water bill.
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!
Mariama, via Google
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…
Susan Bessim, via Google
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!
Patryk Gutowski, via Google
Suspect a leak in Perivale?
Call 020 3051 8478 or report a leak online. We trace, dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Perivale.
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More help in Perivale
Damp and mould survey
Find the real cause of damp, mould or a leak in a Perivale property, with a written report and photographs. Damp survey in Perivale →
Structural drying
Dry walls, floors and voids in Perivale after a leak or flood, monitored to completion. Structural drying in Perivale →
Mould removal
Treat black mould in a Perivale property and fix the moisture source behind it. Mould removal in Perivale →