Damp proofing in Whitley Bay
Damp proofing and property preservation in Whitley Bay
Ten minutes up the coast from our North Shields base, so Whitley Bay 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
Whitley Bay housing stock, and what it means for damp
Whitley Bay takes the weather straight off the North Sea. Driving rain on east facing elevations is the single biggest factor in the damp we find here, and it shows up first where pointing, render or a sill has quietly given up. Once a solid wall is saturated, the moisture keeps moving inwards long after the rain has stopped.
Much of the town is Edwardian and inter war housing, a good deal of it solid walled, and a good deal of it converted into flats. Where an original damp proof course has broken down or been bridged by a raised path or garden bed, rising damp follows, usually as a tidemark about a metre up the wall with salting and blown plaster above it.
Along the seafront and in the older flats, salt laden air accelerates decay in exposed timber, and blocked or sanded up air bricks leave sub floor timbers with nowhere to breathe. Those are the properties where we most often find rot and woodworm underneath floors that look perfectly sound from above.
Common problems we treat in Whitley Bay
Penetrating damp on sea facing walls
Driving rain finds every failed joint in pointing, render and sills on east facing elevations, then soaks through the wall.
Damp proofingRising damp in solid walled terraces
Older Whitley Bay housing was built without an effective damp proof course, or the original one has broken down.
Damp proofingCondensation and mould in converted flats
Flat conversions often lose the original ventilation, and moisture then settles on the coldest surfaces.
Mould and condensation controlRot in sub floor timbers
Blocked or paved over air bricks starve a sub floor of air, and joists and floorboards decay out of sight.
Woodworm treatmentSalt damaged and blown plaster
Once a wall has been wet, hygroscopic salts stay in the plaster and it will never dry out properly until it is replaced.
Plastering and dry liningCracked mortar beds from corroding wall ties
Coastal cavity walls corrode ties faster, and the first sign is horizontal cracking along the mortar courses.
Wall tie replacement
Our services
Every service, delivered in Whitley Bay 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.
Nearby
Where we work in and around Whitley Bay
If your street or estate is not listed, it is still worth asking. We cover the wider North East from North Shields.
- Whitley Bay town centre
- Monkseaton
- Cullercoats
- Seaton Sluice
- Hillheads
- West Monkseaton
- The Links
- Marden
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 Whitley Bay 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 Whitley Bay, 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.
