Leak to dry to treated, one company in Ightham
Ightham's housing runs from Kentish ragstone and timber-framed cottages clustered around the village street to weatherboarded and tile-hung homes towards Ivy Hatch and Stone Street, with newer estates nearer Borough Green. The older stock has solid walls, lime mortar and shallow or absent foundations, meaning a burst pipe or flood water travels quickly through fabric never designed to cope with modern plumbing or trapped moisture.
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 Ightham we cover
We dry properties right across Ightham and its neighbourhoods, including:
- Ivy Hatch
- Ightham Common
- Stone Street
- Fairseat
- Borough Green
- Plaxtol
- Shipbourne
- Wrotham
- Basted
- Oldbury
Drying challenges in Ightham homes
Solid ragstone and brick walls holding water
Many cottages around the village centre and Stone Street have solid ragstone or brick walls with no cavity, so a leak soaks straight into the masonry rather than staying contained. Lime plaster and pointing hold moisture for weeks if not actively dried, and rushing the job traps damp behind later cement renders or gypsum skims, leading to blown plaster and recurring damp patches long after the original leak is fixed.
Suspended timber floors over damp Wealden clay
Older properties in and around Ightham commonly sit on suspended timber ground floors with limited underfloor ventilation, built over the heavy clay typical of the Weald. Once water gets into the void through a leak or surface flooding, poor airflow and waterlogged clay beneath slow natural evaporation, so joists and floorboards stay damp, risking rot and mould unless the subfloor is mechanically ventilated and dried thoroughly.
Listed and conservation-area finishes limiting drying options
With Ightham Mote nearby and a conservation area covering much of the village, several homes have lime-plastered or timber-framed walls where standard fast-drying methods and modern sealants are unsuitable. Drying has to be controlled and gradual to avoid cracking historic finishes or hiding moisture behind incompatible materials, which takes longer than a typical modern property and needs monitoring to stop hidden mould developing in wall voids.
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 Ightham?
Call 020 3051 8478 or arrange drying online. We dry and treat for homeowners, landlords and managing agents across Ightham.
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More help in Ightham
Damp and mould survey
Find the real cause of damp, mould or a leak in a Ightham property, with a written report and photographs. Damp survey in Ightham →
Leak detection
Trace a hidden water leak in Ightham using thermal, acoustic and tracer gas methods, with minimal damage. Leak detection in Ightham →
Mould removal
Treat black mould in a Ightham property and fix the moisture source behind it. Mould removal in Ightham →