Leak to dry to treated, one company in Holborn
Holborn's housing mix runs from Georgian and Victorian terraces around Bloomsbury and Red Lion Square to legal chambers near Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn, plus mansion blocks and mixed-use buildings above shops on Kingsway. Solid masonry walls, lime plaster and suspended timber floors were never built with modern damp-proofing, so leaks soak in deeply and dry out slowly.
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 Holborn we cover
We dry properties right across Holborn and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Bloomsbury
- Clerkenwell
- Farringdon
- Chancery Lane
- Covent Garden
- Fitzrovia
- St Giles
- Lincoln's Inn Fields
- Gray's Inn
- Red Lion Square
- Kingsway
- Holborn Circus
Drying challenges in Holborn homes
Lath-and-lime plaster on Georgian and Victorian terraces
Many terraces around Bloomsbury and St Giles retain original lath-and-lime plaster on solid brick walls. This material draws water upward and sideways far beyond the visible stain, and it dries far slower than modern gypsum board. Rushing the process, or using tools calibrated for plasterboard, leaves hidden pockets of moisture that soften laths, blister paintwork and encourage mould behind skirtings and cornicing.
Basement chambers and lower-ground flats with solid floors
Around Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn Fields and Chancery Lane, basement offices and converted lower-ground flats often sit on solid concrete or stone floors with little damp-proofing beneath. A leak or flood pushes moisture into the screed and subfloor, where it becomes trapped against cold masonry. Without sustained extraction and monitoring, dampness lingers for weeks and can undermine adjoining timber joists and skirting.
Mixed-use buildings with shops below and flats above
Kingsway and Holborn Circus have numerous buildings combining ground-floor commercial units with residential flats above, often served by ageing shared pipework running through party walls and floor voids. A leak in one unit can track sideways through joist bays and service ducts before surfacing elsewhere, making the true extent of saturation hard to judge without checking voids on both sides of the affected wall.
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!
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…
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!
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.
Great experience with this company from start to finish. They were professional, knowledgeable, and explained everything clearly without any pressure. The work was carried out efficiently and to a high standard, and we’ve already noticed a big improvement. It’s reassuring to deal with a team that genuinely cares about doing the job properly. Highly recommend to anyone dealing with damp or mould issues.
Need drying out in Holborn?
Call 020 3051 8478 or arrange drying online. We dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Holborn.
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More help in Holborn
Damp and mould survey
Find the real cause of damp, mould or a leak in a Holborn property, with a written report and photographs. Damp survey in Holborn →
Leak detection
Trace a hidden water leak in Holborn using thermal, acoustic and tracer gas methods, with minimal damage. Leak detection in Holborn →
Mould removal
Treat black mould in a Holborn property and fix the moisture source behind it. Mould removal in Holborn →