Woollahra is full of premium Victorian terraces and grand harbourside homes on sandstone, built with lime mortar and little or no damp-proof course. A century of salt and ground movement has broken down what courses existed, harbour salt air adds to the load, and heritage rendered facades trap moisture. Rising damp and salt damp are common and the homes need careful treatment.
Heritage and high-value homes need a breathable, sympathetic fix. We diagnose the source, install a course suited to sandstone and solid masonry where needed, and finish with a lime or salt-resistant render so the original walls keep drying.
Woollahra's grand Victorian terraces and period homes sit on old footings with failed or absent damp-proof courses. Ground moisture rises through the masonry, carrying salt that blisters paint and blows ornate plaster — and if left, works into the heritage brickwork where sympathetic repairs are costly.
Woollahra's heritage terraces on sandstone often have low, damp subfloors. We fit subfloor ventilation to dry the underfloor.
On Victorian terraces with no sound damp course, our DPC injection stops the rise without harming heritage fabric.
We re-coat with a breathable salt-resistant plaster system suited to period walls.
Our mould remediation clears growth and fixes the moisture cause.
We apply tanking and waterproofing to basements, cellars and wet areas.
A free damp assessment gives a clear cause and fixed price.
Woollahra is full of premium Victorian terraces and harbourside homes on sandstone with lime mortar and little or no damp-proof course. Salt air, ground movement and heritage renders make rising damp and salt damp common in Paddington, Double Bay and Woollahra.
All of them — including Paddington, Double Bay, Woollahra, Bellevue Hill, Edgecliff, Rose Bay, Point Piper, Darling Point, Vaucluse, Watsons Bay. If your suburb is not listed, call us; we cover the whole area.
Yes. We work sympathetically with Woollahra's heritage homes, using breathable lime or salt-resistant renders and methods suited to sandstone and solid masonry, so the repair lasts without harming original detail. We agree the approach before starting.