Ryde's housing is a mix of Federation, postwar brick and weatherboard on established blocks with clay-shale soils. Clay holds water against the footings, older homes often have failed or no damp-proof course, and lower-lying pockets near the river stay damp. Together these cause rising damp and persistent subfloor moisture.
We confirm whether the moisture is rising through the walls, sitting in the subfloor or coming from drainage, then treat the real cause with DPC injection, ventilation or drainage and a breathable, salt-resistant finish.
Ryde's mix of Federation, postwar brick and newer homes sits on clay and shale near the river. The clay holds moisture against footings and breaks down damp-proof courses, so moisture rises through older walls leaving salts that blister paint and blow plaster, and lower riverside blocks keep subfloors damp.
Ryde's mix of older homes near the river can hold underfloor damp. We fit underfloor ventilation to dry the space.
Our damp-proof course injection stops ground moisture climbing the walls.
We re-coat affected walls with a breathable salt-resistant plaster system.
Our mould treatment removes growth and resolves the damp behind it.
We waterproof below-ground walls and wet areas to stop water getting in.
Get a free damp inspection with a fixed-price plan.
Ryde mixes Federation, postwar brick and weatherboard homes on clay-shale soils that hold water. Aged damp-proof courses, damp footings and low-lying riverside pockets make rising damp and musty subfloors common in Eastwood, West Ryde and Gladesville.
All of them — including Ryde, West Ryde, Eastwood, Gladesville, Meadowbank, Denistone, Putney, Tennyson Point, North Ryde, Marsfield. If your suburb is not listed, call us; we cover the whole area.
It contributes. Clay holds water against the footings for longer after rain, keeping the base of the walls and the subfloor damp. Combined with an aged damp-proof course, that is a common rising-damp recipe. We assess drainage as part of the fix.