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Mr Patrick Doyle
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37 Woodhead Road
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 2JU
England UK
About P Doyle
There is a common misconception that a timber and damp surveyor is actually a damp proofing contractor wearing a slightly different hat; nothing could be farther from the truth!
A damp and timber surveyor, such as myself, is an entirely independent, qualified professional, whose aim is to establish the cause - and if necessary - the type of treatment that may be required to combat damp or timber problems in buildings. Independent timber and damp surveyors are completely divorced from contractors and thus their findings are dependent entirely upon the building's needs, not the desire to carry out damp or timber treatments.
Because a lot of problems are the fault of poor building practices, a damp survey by and independent surveyor will very often recommend treatment by more general trades such as builders, joiners or plumbers; or by the clients themselves where this is possible.
It is the absence of ties to any particular company or organisation that allows an independent damp and timber surveyor to find the best solution for clients.
If you're looking for someone to provide an estimate for a damp or timber problem and you're absolutely sure you do need treatment, you may think this is the wrong place to be but, before you go, have a look at the photographs below - they may cause a re-think. Both photographs were taken in the late summer and autumn of 2005 and both are examples of problems that were wrongly diagnosed; the first one by a damp and timber contractor, who thought it was 'rising damp' and the second one by a builder, who thought it was 'penetrating damp'.
Both the problems were actually a result of condensation, requiring 'life-style' changes by the homeowners to effect a cure, and neither solution should really have cost more than the price of a couple of fans.
The fact that in both cases the root problem was missed is simple: both clients asked the opinion of companies, or individuals, who make their living using particular systems or methods and neither could look at situations outside their own experience, which in any case was coloured by their understandable desire to make a living. Damp and Timber problems are some of the most mis-diagnosed and mis-treated areas in the whole spectrum of housing, simply because clients put their trust in others who have a vested interest in selling treatments of one kind or another.
The solution is simple: always employ someone to carry out a survey who has absolutely no interest in providing any treatments that may be required as a result of that survey. If you can't find an independent surveyor, then take a look at my articles here . You could just save yourself an awful lot of money. safeguard yourself and your family's welfare and benefit the environment.
A damp and timber surveyor, such as myself, is an entirely independent, qualified professional, whose aim is to establish the cause - and if necessary - the type of treatment that may be required to combat damp or timber problems in buildings. Independent timber and damp surveyors are completely divorced from contractors and thus their findings are dependent entirely upon the building's needs, not the desire to carry out damp or timber treatments.
Because a lot of problems are the fault of poor building practices, a damp survey by and independent surveyor will very often recommend treatment by more general trades such as builders, joiners or plumbers; or by the clients themselves where this is possible.
It is the absence of ties to any particular company or organisation that allows an independent damp and timber surveyor to find the best solution for clients.
If you're looking for someone to provide an estimate for a damp or timber problem and you're absolutely sure you do need treatment, you may think this is the wrong place to be but, before you go, have a look at the photographs below - they may cause a re-think. Both photographs were taken in the late summer and autumn of 2005 and both are examples of problems that were wrongly diagnosed; the first one by a damp and timber contractor, who thought it was 'rising damp' and the second one by a builder, who thought it was 'penetrating damp'.
| 1: This was mis-daignosed as 'Rising Damp' | 2. The same problem on a gable wall. |
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Both the problems were actually a result of condensation, requiring 'life-style' changes by the homeowners to effect a cure, and neither solution should really have cost more than the price of a couple of fans.
The fact that in both cases the root problem was missed is simple: both clients asked the opinion of companies, or individuals, who make their living using particular systems or methods and neither could look at situations outside their own experience, which in any case was coloured by their understandable desire to make a living. Damp and Timber problems are some of the most mis-diagnosed and mis-treated areas in the whole spectrum of housing, simply because clients put their trust in others who have a vested interest in selling treatments of one kind or another.
The solution is simple: always employ someone to carry out a survey who has absolutely no interest in providing any treatments that may be required as a result of that survey. If you can't find an independent surveyor, then take a look at my articles here . You could just save yourself an awful lot of money. safeguard yourself and your family's welfare and benefit the environment.
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