Leak to dry to treated, one company in Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace's housing sits on a steep hillside beneath the Palace itself, mixing Victorian and Edwardian terraces, Noel Park's patterned brick cottages, and converted flats in tall bay-fronted villas. Solid brick walls, lath and plaster ceilings, and suspended timber ground floors are common, so a burst pipe or roof leak soaks porous masonry and hidden joists rather than draining away, and the slope encourages water to migrate sideways into neighbouring rooms.
Structural Drying
Dry walls, floors and voids after a leak or flood with monitored dehumidifiers, to completion. Structural drying →
Leak Detection
Trace hidden water leaks without unnecessary damage using thermal, acoustic and tracer-gas methods. Leak detection →
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 Alexandra Palace we cover
We dry properties right across Alexandra Palace and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Alexandra Park
- Wood Green
- Muswell Hill
- Hornsey
- Crouch End
- Bounds Green
- Turnpike Lane
- Noel Park
- Harringay
- Fortis Green
- Bowes Park
- Priory Park
- Tottenham Lane
Drying challenges in Alexandra Palace homes
Lath and plaster ceilings under leaking roofs
Many terraces near Alexandra Park retain original lath and plaster ceilings below pitched slate roofs. When water tracks down rafters after storm damage or a slipped tile, it saturates the horsehair plaster and timber laths, which sag and lose strength long before staining is obvious. Drying has to be gradual and monitored, since forcing heat too quickly can crack historic plasterwork that many owners want to preserve rather than replace.
Suspended timber floors on the hillside terraces
Because Alexandra Palace rises steeply from Wood Green up towards the Palace, many Victorian terraces have suspended timber ground floors with shallow underfloor voids. A leaking supply pipe or washing machine overflow pools in these voids, soaking joists and floorboards while airbricks struggle to ventilate the slope-facing side of the property, leaving trapped damp that keeps feeding mould after the surface floor feels dry.
Converted flats with shared party walls
Large Edwardian houses around Muswell Hill Road and Priory Park have been split into flats, often with new bathrooms and kitchens stacked above older rooms. A leak on an upper floor can run down through party walls and floor voids into a neighbouring flat, saturating plaster and skirting in a property the original leak never touched, which complicates locating every wet area and coordinating drying across separate households.
What our customers say
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
Very helpful and professional, easy to communicate with about my mould issues and I received fast responses from the company on the best solutions for me. would recommend to all friends and family. 5/5
Jensen B, via Google
I recently used a damp and mould specialist company and was extremely impressed with the service from start to finish. From the initial survey, they were knowledgeable, thorough, and took the time to clearly explain the cause of the issue rather than just treating the symptoms.
Tarik Barak, via Google
Need drying out in Alexandra Palace?
Call 020 3051 8478 or arrange drying online. We dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Alexandra Palace.