Tide marks creeping up your ground-floor walls? Rising damp won't stop on its own — but our guaranteed damp-proof courses stop it permanently.
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Many Worthing properties — particularly Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the seafront and town centre — were built with slate DPCs that have cracked with age, or no DPC at all. Ground moisture wicks up through the mortar like water up a paper towel, carrying ground salts with it. Those salts are why rising damp leaves its classic "tide mark" and why ordinary redecorating always fails: the salts keep absorbing moisture from the air.
Rising damp is also one of the most misdiagnosed problems in the industry — condensation and penetrating damp are regularly mistaken for it. That's why we always start with a proper survey, so you never pay for a DPC you don't need.
Spotting one or more of these? Don't wait — damp problems only get more expensive with time. Book a free survey and we'll tell you exactly what's going on.
Our proven process: we confirm the diagnosis with moisture profiling, then install a new damp-proof course — typically by injecting a high-strength silicone cream into the mortar bed, which cures into a permanent waterproof barrier. Contaminated plaster is removed and the wall is re-rendered with a salt-inhibiting system before a smooth skim finish, ready for decoration.
DPC injection is minimally disruptive, completed in days, and backed by our long-term written guarantee. Where floors or timbers have been affected, our floor damp and timber treatment teams restore them as part of the same project.
We've been diagnosing and fixing damp in Worthing homes for over 25 years. Our surveys are free and honest, our quotes are fixed, and our treatments are backed by long-term written guarantees. From the first phone call to the final skim of plaster, you deal with one accountable local team.
Rising damp leaves a defined tide mark on ground-floor walls only and feels persistently damp at the base of the wall. Condensation causes surface mould — often on upper walls, ceilings and around windows. Our free survey uses moisture profiling to tell the difference definitively.
A correctly installed chemical DPC should last the lifetime of the property. Ours are backed by a 10-year written guarantee as standard.
DIY damp courses rarely work — the cream must be injected at the right height, depth and spacing, and the salt-contaminated plaster must be replaced or the damp will appear to return. Professional installation costs less than repeated failed DIY attempts.
Walls need time to dry after treatment — typically around one month per 25mm of wall thickness. We'll give you an honest timescale and advise on breathable finishes for the interim.
Our surveyors will identify the exact cause, explain it in plain English and give you a fixed written quote. No obligation, no pressure, no jargon.
