Damp on your walls or a musty smell in your home? If your home’s had cavity wall insulation, chances are that the filling has become wet and needs removing. Talk to Chris Addison and his dad (also Chris!) and they’ll check free of charge by inserting a tiny camera into your wall cavity to see what’s going on – and then show you the evidence.
Chris, 33, who’s run his own joinery and building business for 12 years, has the experience to recognise different causes of damp. The pair invested heavily in a van and equipment to launch an extraction service after Chris spent two years working for a similar firm, having encountered many cavity damp issues over the years.
“Often people are not aware that the cavity wall insulation is causing the damp. They think it’s the damp course or the pointing – we went to one house where the whole gable end had been pointed and it hadn’t make any difference.” Tell-tale signs include damp round replaced windows or doors, bad odours, black mould or peeling wallpaper. Any house, including new-build, can be affected and once insulation is wet, Chris said, it will never dry as there is no airflow. Father-and-son use an industrial cavity vacuum and air hoses. They drill holes at all levels, blow the wet insulation down the cavity and vacuum it out at ground level into bags, taking anything from several hours to two days.
To book your free visit, get in touch with Chris.
