Do it right the first time. Every job follows the same steps, whether it is a small injection job in the suburbs or a full undersetting job in the country.
1. You call or book
Ring Barry on 0417 818 845, or send the quote form with your name, phone and suburb. We will set a time that suits you.
2. Free inspection and written quote
We come out, look at the wall and find what is really causing the damp. Not all dampness is rising damp: a leaking pipe, a garden bed built up over the damp course or poor sub-floor ventilation can look the same. You get honest advice and a written quote, metro or country, at no charge. We will beat any other written quote.
3a. Injection: a new damp course inside the wall
Silicone cream injection is the cheaper, less disruptive way to install a damp course, for walls where the masonry is still sound.
- Skirting comes off and holes are drilled along a mortar course near the base of the wall.
- The holes are filled with a solvent-free silicone damp-proofing cream.
- The cream soaks into the fine pores of the mortar and masonry and cures into a band of moisture-repellent damp course inside the wall itself.
- We patch the holes with matching mortar or plaster and clean up, so the work blends in with the existing wall.
There is little mess and the job is done quickly, without demolition.
3b. Undersetting: rebuilding the base of the wall
Where the stone and brick at the base of the wall are decaying, undersetting removes the salt-affected masonry and inserts a new damp-proof course at the same time.
- The decaying stone and brick work is assessed.
- Alternate sections are removed, leaving pillars to support the wall.
- Brick and stone are laid with a new damp course installed at the base.
- The existing wall is removed slowly and the brick and stonework renewed, section by section.
- Each section is allowed to harden before the next is removed.
- Excess damp course is trimmed, the wall acid washed and the path cleaned.
We do the work in small sections to avoid any dangerous structural conditions, and our own tradesmen do every undersetting job.
4. Clean up, and your guarantee
We keep the site tidy and clean up every day. When the job is done, it is backed by our 30-year guarantee.
“I was very satisfied with all aspects of this work, from the initial inspection, the quote, and through to the completion of the job.” A Statewide customer.