Wet Ceiling Collapses - When you tank in your attic leaks, when a pipe in the loft bursts, or when you suffer a leak or water damage from above, depending on how bad it is, it may cause your ceiling to collapse. That's right. If enough of the ceiling gets wet, it will become too heavy to support itself and fall down. This isn't a … [Read more...]
Poorly Installed Underfloor Heating System
February 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Poorly Installed Underfloor Heating System - In cold February, it is common for us to turn up our heating to higher temperatures than we would at any other time of year. If we are lucky enough to have underfloor heating, it can be a blessing; no one wants to stand on a cold kitchen floor whilst they make their breakfast. However, no one … [Read more...]
Finding A Leaking Pipe Through A Ceiling Using A Thermal Imaging Camera
June 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Finding A Leaking Pipe - Our in house ITC qualified Infrared Thermal Imaging Specialists provide an invaluable diagnostic service ranging from leak detection, to water damage mapping and electrical fault finding. Because of their physical properties, some materials transmit heat better than others. Water is a fairly compact collection of … [Read more...]
Drying a Water Damaged Property (Days 3 & 4)
March 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Drying a Water Damaged Property - Day 3; we decided to remove he skirting board and drill several of holes into the brickwork that could be easily filled once the drying had finished. Gravity is our friend during water damage jobs and therefore if we pumped hot air in from a desiccant using a compressor, we could dry the cavity from the inside … [Read more...]
Drying A Water Damaged Property (Days 1 & 2)
March 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Drying A Water Damaged Property - Water Damage were contacted by a client who had suffered a class 3 loss from category 2 water. the water storage tank on the roof had split and filled the roof like a swimming pool. The flat roof had parapet walls on all four sides of it and all the drains were blocked from leaves and debris. This meant that … [Read more...]
Water Damage Ealing
January 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Water Damage Ealing - Escaping water from Kitchens and bathrooms coursing water damage to flats and rooms below is a more common event than one may think, during a year 90% of the water damage repair works we undertake is probably from burst pipes in Kitchens bathrooms. Particular areas are more prone for this to happen, areas that have flats … [Read more...]
Investigating Water Damage in Your Home
December 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Investigating Water Damage - Perhaps the most common of hazards of home ownership water damage can strike anywhere in your property, a blocked overflow pipe, a careless neighbour or tenant leaves a tap running. A pipe ‘lost’ to extensive renovation corrodes. All of these can happen at any time and you will need the confidence of professionals … [Read more...]
Flood and Water Damage in Hampstead
December 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Flood and Water Damage - This basement flat was water damage from flooding water escaping from the flat above, even though some of the flats in this block in Hampstead have only just been renovated the problem with flooding water is still there, whilst the renovation of the flat above was being undertaken the basement flat was flooded out … [Read more...]
Frozen Pipes Causing Water Damage in Harrow
December 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Frozen Pipes Causing Water Damage in Harrow - This new build house in Harrow is highly insulated however the owner went away for two weeks over the freezing weather and came back to a burst pipe. Luckily for them that turned the water off before they went however on there return they turned the water supply on and the burst pipe flooded the … [Read more...]
Flood And Water Damage At A Property In Harrow
December 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Flood And Water Damage - After the recent cold weather across London and the suburb's we have had numerous call outs for water damage drying and repairs. This property in Harrow was flooded when the owners were away on holiday they returned to the following flood damage to there house. Flood And Water Damage Clean Up Because of the very cold … [Read more...]
