Damp proofing in Newcastle upon Tyne
Damp proofing and property preservation in Newcastle upon Tyne
A short run from our North Shields base, so Newcastle surveys are usually booked within a few working days. Free survey, a written report with a fixed price, and 30 year guaranteed treatment carried out by our own team.
Local properties
Newcastle housing stock, and what it means for damp
Newcastle has one of the most distinctive housing stocks in the country. Tyneside flats and Victorian terraces across Heaton, Byker and Fenham were built with solid brick walls and, in many cases, no effective damp proof course, which is why rising damp and penetrating damp remain the two problems we are called to most often in the city.
In Jesmond and around the university quarter, a lot of property is rented and heavily occupied. That combination produces a great deal of moisture, and where ventilation has not kept pace it shows up as condensation and black mould on cold surfaces, around windows and in corners. It looks like damp, but treating it as rising damp would be money wasted.
Further out, in Gosforth, Kingston Park and the post war suburbs, the walls are cavity built, and the problems change. Corroding cavity wall ties and blocked air bricks that leave floor timbers open to rot and woodworm are far more common there. Each of these has a specific treatment, which is why the survey always comes first.
Common problems we treat in Newcastle upon Tyne
Rising damp in Tyneside flats and terraces
Solid walled Tyneside flats and terraces were built without a modern damp proof course, so ground moisture travels up through the brickwork.
Damp proofingPenetrating damp through failed pointing and render
Exposed elevations on the west and north of the city take a battering. Once pointing or render fails, rain soaks straight through a solid wall.
Damp proofingCondensation and black mould in student and rented property
Heavily occupied houses in areas such as Jesmond and Heaton produce a lot of moisture, and ventilation rarely keeps pace with it.
Mould and condensation controlRot and woodworm in suspended timber floors
Blocked or paved over air bricks starve a sub floor of ventilation, and floor timbers decay quietly underneath.
Woodworm treatmentCracked brickwork from corroding wall ties
Post war cavity walls across the outer suburbs are prone to tie corrosion, which shows as horizontal cracking along the mortar beds.
Wall tie replacementDamp walls at the junction with a new extension
Where a new build joins an older house, existing damp or timber defects need dealing with while the structure is open.
House extensions
Work in the city
A job we are on in Newcastle right now
Every photograph we publish is from work carried out by our own team. Nothing is staged and nothing is bought in from a picture library.
Rear extension build, Newcastle
A rear extension in Newcastle taken from a marked out patch of ground through foundations, drainage, blockwork and brickwork up to flat roof height, with the skylight and internal works following. The existing house was surveyed first, including the walls the new structure joins onto, because there is no sense building a new space against a damp or defective old one.
It is the same principle behind all our refurbishment work. The structure has to be dry and sound before any finishing trade starts.
Our services
Every service, delivered in Newcastle by our own team
Nothing is subcontracted. The people who survey your property are the people who carry out the work, and guaranteed treatments are covered for 30 years.
Across the city
Where we work in Newcastle upon Tyne
If your district is not listed, it is still worth asking. We cover the wider North East from North Shields.
- Newcastle city centre
- Gosforth
- Jesmond
- Heaton
- Byker
- Fenham
- Kingston Park
Reviews
What customers say about our work
A selection of recent Google reviews from across North Tyneside and Newcastle.
Average rating from 40+ reviews. Reviews are published on our Google Business Profile.
Jade did a fantastic job sorting the damp issues at the bottom of our stairs, super super friendly and polite and great work overall!! Kind and respectful and ensured I was happy with the work that was done before leaving. If we needed any further works done in the future I'd hope they'd send Jade out again to provide the same high quality work. Smashing job :)
Owen Jade & David done the plastering for me, both incredibly professional & super friendly! Went above & beyond with it & engaged with my 2 little boys, very thankful
Sophie Rawsterne Absolutely delighted. David and Jade did a great job. Very professional and hard working. I would definitely recommend this company.
Catherine Craig Jade and David have been damp proofing works and have done an amazing work lovely people thank you
Emma Hawkins
Find us
Our details, the same everywhere you find us
These are the details we use on every listing and profile, so search engines can match them up.
MP Preservation & Building Ltd
- Unit 22d, Oakwood Trade Park, Oak Road, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 8SF
- 0191 676 7900
- info@mppreservation.co.uk
Company number 12167695. Serving Newcastle upon Tyne from our North Shields base.
Where else you will find us
We are CHAS Elite accredited, a Triton Approved Installer and a Wykamol Approved Contractor. You can see the detail on our accreditations page.
Common questions
Damp proofing in Newcastle, your questions answered
Worried about damp in your property?
Book a free survey and we will tell you what is causing it, what needs doing and what it will cost, in writing. No pressure, no jargon, and nothing priced before the cause is confirmed.
