Leak to dry to treated, one company in Crawley
Crawley's housing stock reflects its New Town origins, with 1950s-60s system-built and concrete-panel estates around Northgate, Langley Green and Bewbush sitting alongside older cottages in Ifield village and Victorian terraces near Three Bridges. This mix of flat-roofed council-era construction, solid brick pre-war homes and denser modern infill at Maidenbower and Forge Wood each traps and moves moisture differently once water gets in.
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 Crawley we cover
We dry properties right across Crawley and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Three Bridges
- Ifield
- Langley Green
- Pound Hill
- Furnace Green
- Broadfield
- Bewbush
- Southgate
- Northgate
- West Green
- Tilgate
- Maidenbower
- Gossops Green
- Forge Wood
Drying challenges in Crawley homes
Concrete and system-built estate walls
Large parts of Crawley, particularly around Bewbush, Broadfield and Langley Green, were built using concrete panel and system-build methods typical of 1950s-70s New Town expansion. These walls behave very differently to solid brick, often holding moisture within the panel joints and internal skim long after a leak, with damp tracking sideways behind plaster rather than drying straight through, which standard surface drying can miss entirely.
Flat-roofed properties and hidden ingress
Many Crawley homes and maisonettes built through the New Town era, especially in Northgate, Southgate and parts of Gossops Green, feature flat or low-pitch felt roofs. Leaks here frequently run along joists before showing as a ceiling stain, soaking loft insulation and timber en route, so by the time damage is visible indoors the saturation has already spread well beyond the obvious entry point.
Mixed-age subfloors and screed depth
Crawley's housing spans Victorian solid floors in Three Bridges and Ifield village through to 1980s screeded slabs in Pound Hill and Furnace Green. Screed thickness and subfloor construction vary street by street, meaning drying times and moisture readings that suit one road can be badly wrong for the next, particularly where later extensions have buried older floors under newer, denser finishes.
What our customers say
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. :)
Joeie Rouse, via Google
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
Need drying out in Crawley?
Call 020 3051 8478 or arrange drying online. We dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Crawley.