Southport is home. NW Damp & Mould Specialists is based here, so when a Southport homeowner sends us a photo of a damp wall, we are usually looking at a street we already know. From the big Victorian villas around Lord Street and Birkdale to the 1920s and 1930s semis further inland, we have spent over 25 years drying out the town’s housing stock.
Coastal weather is the recurring theme in Southport. Wind-driven rain off the Irish Sea finds every weathered mortar joint on exposed west-facing elevations, and older solid-wall properties near the front take the worst of it. We repoint, apply breathable water repellent treatments rated for 25 years, and specify breathable lime render for the town’s period homes rather than sealing old walls with the wrong materials.
Inside, the pattern is the same as everywhere: condensation and black mould in colder rooms, rising damp in walls whose original damp proof course has given up, and the odd nasty surprise under a suspended timber floor. Every job starts with an assessment and an honest answer, and being local means we can usually get to you quickly.