Skelmersdale’s housing is different from the Victorian terraces nearer the coast, and its damp problems are different too. Much of the town was built in the new town era of the sixties and seventies, and homes of that period bring their own patterns: cold bridging at concrete elements, flat and low-pitch roof details, and condensation in homes that were built airtight by the standards of their day.
The most common call from Skelmersdale is black mould that keeps returning in bedrooms and around window reveals. The lasting fix is rarely another coat of paint: it is mould sterilisation, a Thermocoat warm wall coating on the cold surfaces, and ventilation that actually shifts the moisture, whether that is humidity controlled extraction or a whole home PIV unit running from about 1p a day.
We cover Skelmersdale and the surrounding West Lancashire towns with assessments and honest advice. Where a problem sits with the building fabric (pointing, render, water ingress) we fix the cause before treating the symptom, and damp proofing work carries a 10 year guarantee.