Leak to dry to treated, one company in Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell's housing mix runs from Georgian terraces around Clerkenwell Close to Victorian warehouse and print-works conversions turned into loft apartments, plus mansion blocks near Farringdon and newer developments by the Crossrail interchange. This blend of solid masonry, converted industrial floors and mixed-use basements gives water an unusually wide range of routes into the fabric, and just as many ways to become trapped once it does.
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 Clerkenwell we cover
We dry properties right across Clerkenwell and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Clerkenwell Green
- Clerkenwell Close
- St John's Square
- Farringdon
- Smithfield
- Charterhouse Square
- Exmouth Market
- Hatton Garden
- Barbican
- Old Street
- Angel
- Finsbury
- Bunhill Fields
- Sadler's Wells
Drying challenges in Clerkenwell homes
Warehouse and print-works loft conversions
Many Clerkenwell flats occupy former print works, jewellery workshops and warehouses with thick solid brick walls, cast iron columns and heavy timber floors now boxed in behind plasterboard and screed. A leak from a neighbouring unit or roof can soak into these original materials and sit hidden within the void, well behind the modern lining, so surface readings alone understate how much moisture the structure is actually holding.
Georgian and Victorian terraces with solid walls
The terraces around Clerkenwell Green and St John's Square typically have solid brick construction and original lime or lath and plaster internally, with no cavity to intercept water. Once these walls take on moisture from a burst pipe or roof ingress, it spreads laterally through the masonry and plaster key, making penetrating and rising damp harder to distinguish and slower to release without controlled, monitored drying.
Basement and ground floor commercial-to-residential conversions
Clerkenwell has a high concentration of former workshops, cellars and light industrial units converted into homes and offices below or at street level. These spaces often have concrete screed subfloors laid over older ground conditions, limited natural ventilation and shared party structures with neighbouring units, so trapped moisture after a leak tends to linger in the screed and travel sideways, encouraging mould in enclosed corners and skirting voids.
What our customers say
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
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
Need drying out in Clerkenwell?
Call 020 3051 8478 or arrange drying online. We dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Clerkenwell.