Fairfield's housing is mostly postwar brick and fibro on the south-western clay plain. Many homes are decades old with damp-proof courses that have failed, and the clay holds water against the footings through wet spells. Rising damp and salt-affected lower walls are common across the area.
We diagnose whether the 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.
Fairfield's postwar and older brick homes sit on reactive clay that swells and shrinks with the seasons, cracking footings and breaking down damp-proof courses. Moisture rises through the walls leaving destructive salts that blister paint and blow plaster, and the seasonal clay movement makes it recur if the source isn't treated.
Fairfield's clay-soil blocks trap damp under the floor. We install subfloor ventilation to keep the underfloor dry.
Reactive clay breaks down the damp course in older brick homes. Our damp-proof course injection stops the rise.
We re-coat with a breathable salt-resistant plaster system.
Our mould treatment removes growth and fixes the moisture source.
We waterproof wet areas and below-ground walls against ingress.
Book a free damp assessment with a clear diagnosis.
Fairfield is full of postwar brick and fibro homes on clay soils that hold water. Aged or failed damp-proof courses and damp footings make rising damp and salt-affected walls common in Cabramatta, Smithfield and Canley Vale.
All of them — including Fairfield, Cabramatta, Smithfield, Canley Vale, Canley Heights, Wetherill Park, Bossley Park, Fairfield Heights, Yennora, Bonnyrigg. If your suburb is not listed, call us; we cover the whole area.
Often, yes. When ground salts ride up with rising damp they crystallise in the lower brickwork and mortar and break it down — what is called salt attack or fretting. The fix is to stop the rise and finish with a salt-resistant render. We confirm at inspection.