Is It Wise To Damp Proof Your Roof?

Generally, damp proofing is only required if and when your house is showing signs of damp walls. Or, you live in an extremely wet environment with excessive rain and floods. As a preventative measure damp proofing would be very wise. Indications of damp, and sure beginnings, are a blistering effect in the paint work on the walls, when touched a powdery substance is left on the fingers.

If you do have damp in your house it is advisable to attend to the problem as soon as possible for the following reasons.

• Protection of your investment.
  Property is an investment with potential to increase in value over time. Maintenance of property is essential in achieving the full potential of that increase in value. Rundown properties that require work, such as damp repair, by new owners will not fetch a true market value. It has been proven time and again that failure to keep a property in good order will at the end, cost owners more.

• Protection of family or residents.
  Damp mould can result in a number of serious illnesses such as bronchitis and asthma. Damp damage occurs as a result of too much moisture about. If damp is allowed to penetrate into a home and with the mixture of warm and lack of ventilation, mould occurs (broad terminology). Damp mould is actually a terrestrial pathogen. It generally is green or black in colour, the blacker the more dangerous. Dark places such as cupboards, storerooms and basements, which is rising damp, are prime breeding grounds for damp mould.
  
  Badly ventilated bathrooms are another source of mould but it is not caused necessarily by exterior damp. It is most important to have bathrooms well ventilated after baths and showers and steam build up.

• How to solve damp problems.
  Damp treatment can be a rather difficult problem; the solution not that simple. Costs of repairs are dependent on how far the damp has taken hold. It is advisable to have a damp proofing specialist onsite and advice and quote on what needs to be done.