Damp Diagnosis & Investigation
Thorough investigation of the whole building — moisture readings, drainage, ground levels and ventilation — followed by honest advice on what is actually causing the problem.
Breathable Building Specialists
Damp solutions appropriate to the fabric of your building
Lime plaster & natural building solutions. Expert diagnosis and breathable, natural repairs for traditional and solid-wall properties across Bristol and surrounding areas.
Heritage Experts
Breathable Solutions
Healthier Homes
Traditional Building Repair
What we do
Expert diagnosis and appropriate solutions
For traditional and solid-wall buildings, where modern impermeable treatments so often make matters worse.
Lime Plaster & Renders
Natural, breathable lime plasters, renders and limewash applied by hand, allowing solid walls to release moisture as they were built to do.
Ventilation Design & Install
Design and installation of appropriate ventilation for healthier homes — managing moisture at source without stripping the character of the building.
Traditional Building Repair
Sensitive repairs using appropriate materials: repointing in lime mortar, stone and brick repair, and reinstating detail lost to unsuitable modern work.
Our approach
Sensitive to old buildings
Practical, honest, tailored to your property. We begin by understanding how your building was made to work — then we recommend only what it genuinely needs.
- A whole-building investigation before any work is specified
- Honest advice, including when no intervention is required
- Natural, breathable materials chosen for your walls
- Careful, considerate work by experienced hands
Why breathable matters
Old walls need to release moisture
Solid-wall buildings were constructed without a cavity or damp-proof course. They handle water by absorbing it and letting it evaporate away again — a slow, constant exchange through lime mortar, lime plaster and permeable paint.
Cement renders, gypsum plaster, plastic paints and injected chemical treatments trap that moisture inside the wall. The damp does not disappear; it moves, rising higher, spoiling finishes and decaying timbers.
Our work restores the building's ability to breathe: correct diagnosis first, appropriate materials second, and ventilation designed to carry moisture away at source.
Areas covered
Bristol and surrounding areas
Including Bath, the Mendips, the Cotswold fringe and the Severn Vale. Please ask if you are a little further afield.
Get in touch
Tell us about your building
Send a few details and we'll come back to you with honest advice on the next step.
- Telephone
- 07534 123456
- Area
- Bristol and surrounding areas