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Damp Proofing in Cape Town
Damp walls in Cape Town? Tell damp proofing contractors who work in Cape Town and around Western Cape how old the building is, how high the marks go and whether it rains in through walls or roofs, so they can quote the diagnosis, the treatment and the replastering.
Want to know more first? Our damp proofing guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
What to know locally in Cape Town
Mould removal in rentals, from Woodstock and Salt River to Sea Point and the Cape Flats, is a busy winter trade, and the useful contractor traces the cause. Old Victorian and Edwardian houses need damp inspections and damp proofing, and restoration firms dry out after a burst geyser or a roof leak. Hire units are common for a few days after a leak.
Why damp turns up in Cape Town
Cape Town's winters, roughly May to August, are cool and wet, and many homes get damp and mould then. Old Victorian terraces in Woodstock and Salt River, Edwardian houses in Observatory and Claremont, cottages in Kenilworth and Newlands, and low-cost homes on the Cape Flats all hold moisture in cold, shut rooms. Drying washing indoors adds a lot of water vapour, and the south-easter is a summer wind, so winter windows often stay closed. Seafront flats in Sea Point and Bantry Bay get salt air. Industry in Paarden Eiland, Epping and Montague Gardens, plus the docks, needs dry storage, and the market is full of suppliers.
The requests we see from Cape Town usually come from:
- Homeowners and tenants: tide marks and flaking paint on an older brick home traced to a bridged DPC and treated
- Landlords, agents and body corporates: a rental's damp walls diagnosed and treated, with a written guarantee that can be kept on file
- Warehouses, archives and storage: damp walls and floors in an older warehouse treated and waterproofed before stock is stored
Local tips for Cape Town
Common here: damp winter homes, laundry drying, mould in rentals, dry storage in industrial parks. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether the supplier can deliver before the first cold spell and service it later. Where they work from: suppliers in Montague Gardens, Epping and Paarden Eiland; damp firms across the suburbs.
Damp Proofing usually suit homes, flats, churches and older buildings. How it works: DPC injection, replastering and drainage. For homeowners and tenants, the biggest group here, that usually means tide marks and flaking paint on an older brick home traced to a bridged DPC and treated. On the weather: wet, cool winters from about May to August; mould and condensation peak then.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Suppliers and contractors on our network work in Cape Town and surrounding areas, including Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. Give your suburb, so delivery and call-out fees can be quoted honestly.