Leak to dry to treated, one company in Charlwood
Charlwood mixes a historic village core of timber-framed and listed cottages with solid brick or flint walls against surrounding farmhouses, barn conversions and newer estates built up towards Hookwood and Gatwick. That range of construction, from lime-plastered period walls to modern stud partitions and chipboard flooring, means a single leak behaves very differently from one property to the next.
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 Charlwood we cover
We dry properties right across Charlwood and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Charlwood village centre
- Hookwood
- Norwood Hill
- Lowfield Heath
- Sidlow
- Sidlow Bridge
- Leigh
- Newdigate
- Rusper
- Gatwick
- Ifield
- Gossops Green
- Horley
- Salfords
Drying challenges in Charlwood homes
Solid-walled cottages and listed buildings
Many homes around the village green and Rectory Lane are timber-framed with solid brick, flint or lath-and-plaster walls and no cavity to interrupt moisture. Water from a burst pipe or roof leak spreads sideways through these walls rather than draining down, soaking into old lime plaster and timber frame members. Drying has to be gradual and closely monitored, since rushing it or using the wrong equipment can crack historic plaster or encourage further timber decay.
Barn conversions and farmhouses near Norwood Hill and Hookwood
Converted barns and older farmhouses on the rural fringes of Charlwood often have solid concrete or original stone floors, low ceiling voids and cellars or semi-basements. When flooding or a plumbing failure hits these spaces, water sits in floor screed and behind boxed-in beams for far longer than in a standard house, and poor natural ventilation in converted outbuildings slows evaporation, raising the risk of mould taking hold in hidden corners before it is noticed.
Newer estate housing towards Hookwood and Gatwick
The more recent housing built along the Hookwood and Gatwick side of Charlwood typically uses cavity walls, plasterboard partitions and chipboard or engineered timber flooring. These materials absorb and hold moisture quickly after a leak, and water can travel unseen within wall cavities and under flooring before surfacing as staining or a musty smell. Left unchecked, trapped moisture in these voids becomes an ideal environment for secondary mould growth behind skirting and around bathrooms and kitchens.
What our customers say
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
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
Need drying out in Charlwood?
Call 020 3051 8478 or arrange drying online. We dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Charlwood.