Canada Bay sits on the harbour and Parramatta River, full of Federation and interwar brick homes on clay with waterfront and low-lying pockets. Older damp-proof courses have often failed, clay holds water against the footings, and proximity to the water adds salt to the mix. Rising damp and salt-affected lower walls are common.
We confirm whether moisture is rising through the walls, sitting in the subfloor or driven by drainage, then treat the cause with DPC injection, ventilation or drainage and a breathable, salt-resistant render.
Canada Bay's Federation homes and Italianate cottages sit on clay and reclaimed low-lying ground near the bay. Ground moisture rises through aged brick leaving salts that blister paint and blow plaster, and on the lower, reclaimed pockets a high water table keeps subfloors and lower walls persistently damp.
Canada Bay's riverside homes sit on low, damp-holding ground. An underfloor ventilation system dries the subfloor and clears the smell.
Our rising damp treatment injects a new chemical DPC so moisture stops climbing the walls.
We strip and re-coat with salt-resistant replastering.
Our mould removal clears it and fixes the damp behind it.
We waterproof below-ground walls and wet areas near the river.
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Canada Bay is full of Federation and interwar brick homes on clay near the harbour and river. Failed damp-proof courses, damp clay footings and waterfront salt make rising damp and salt-affected walls common in Five Dock, Concord and Drummoyne.
All of them — including Five Dock, Concord, Drummoyne, Rhodes, Russell Lea, Abbotsford, Cabarita, Canada Bay, Mortlake, Chiswick, Concord West. If your suburb is not listed, call us; we cover the whole area.
It can. Near the harbour and river, salt in the ground rides up with rising damp and crystallises in the lower walls, breaking down plaster and brick. We finish with a salt-resistant render where salt is present so the repair lasts.