Understand the moisture before you treat it.
Clear answers from the WeatherWise Solutions team, with links to official guidance where it matters.
Is it damp or condensation?
See how timing, location, weather and airflow can help a surveyor narrow down the cause.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideWhat should a damp survey include?
The questions, observations and evidence that turn a meter reading into a useful diagnosis.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideMould in a rented home: evidence and next steps
A practical, neutral record for tenants and landlords, with links to current government guidance.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideRising damp or a false positive?
Why low-level marks and meter readings need context before a damp-proof course is specified.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guidePenetrating damp, a roof leak or plumbing?
A practical way to record timing, locations and outside clues before repair work starts.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideCleaning mould: what it does and does not fix
Reduce visible mould safely while making sure the moisture source is investigated.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideIs positive input ventilation right for my home?
What PIV can help with, its limits, and the ventilation checks to make first.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideDamp in an older or traditional home
How materials, ground levels, ventilation and previous repairs affect moisture in older buildings.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideActive or historic woodworm?
How surveyors distinguish old flight holes from evidence that timber insects are still active.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideDrying and redecorating after damp work
Why drying time varies, what to monitor and when a wall is ready for new finishes.
Read the guide →WeatherWise Solutions guideDamp-proofing guarantees and exclusions
Questions to ask about the work covered, conditions, maintenance and what a guarantee cannot promise.
Read the guide →See who covers each area.
Meet the WeatherWise Solutions surveyors whose published interests align with damp surveys, older buildings, timber, condensation, mould and ventilation.
Profiles include the qualification wording and public sources used to support each claim. A topic link does not imply that one person wrote or reviewed every guide.
Meet the surveying teamQuestions to take to a surveyor.
These guides help you record useful clues and ask better questions. They explain common patterns, but they cannot inspect your home.
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Start with the cause, not a treatment
Tell us what you have noticed and where the property is. The WeatherWise Solutions team will help arrange the right next step.
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