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Abc Damp Proofing was established in 1979 specialising in plastering and damp proofing, over the years we have expanded our services to include basement tanking, condensation control and wood worm, dry rot treatments. We pride ourselves on using only the highest quality products and producing professional results. We come highly recommended and have built a reputation for high quality workmanship, with an honest approach.

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Abc damp proofing complete works to the highest standards and offer genuine guarantees that ensure if our work is faulty in anyway, it will be rectified free of charge. Our pedigree is your guarantee of excellence. Typically, our damp proofing, woodworm and dry rot treatments are guaranteed for 20 years and our tanking and structural waterproofing for 30 years.

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The most frequent insect pest in wood in buildings in the UK is the common furniture beetle, Anobium punctatum, better known as woodworm.

It has a 5 year life cycle, maximum. We need to look at wood preservatives and their performance - wood treatment is always aimed at breaking the egg laying cycle - so what is that cycle and how does it influence insecticide treatment?

Common furniture beetle starts life as an egg; these are laid on a suitable timber surfaces - but some of these surfaces are cracks and crevices, end grain and, very importantly, down the old emergence holes in pupal chambers and tunnels. The larvae hatch, bore into the sap wood when they remain causing the damage; the larvae are the feeding and growing stages and are by far the longest stage of the insect's life cycle.

At some stage the larva moves close to the surface and constructs a pupal chamber in which it pupates. Between May and August the adult emerges from its pupal skin and chews its way out leaving the familiar woodworm holes. When they cut their way out they do not feed! When emerged they mate and lay eggs, frequently rapidly and very often down the old emergence holes in the pupal chambers and tunnels, i.e.. well below the surface. Indeed, both mating and egg laying can take place within the emergence hole itself.

Dryzone is a special damp-proofing cream that is introduced along the mortar course at regular intervals by injecting it into pre-drilled holes. The Dryzone then diffuses before curing to form a continuous water-repellent barrier. This prevents the damp from rising up the wall. Since the 1950s, liquid chemical injection systems, which work in a similar way have been used to treat rising damp with a high degree of success.

Wet rot is a term of general classification covering all the wet rot species of decay, one of the most common being Coniophora puteana.

Treating outbreaks of Wet Rot is generally less involved than those associated with Dry Rot. The works will normally involve the replacement of the decayed timbers only, however it is still vital to ensure that the moisture source is eliminated or at least isolated from the timber.

Our fully qualified surveyors are able to identify the nature, type and extent of the dry or wet rot, identify the cause and source of moisture and recommend the solution with a full specification and the cost of the repair.

Our fully trained technicians will carry out the specialist work using only the safest chemicals available for the specific treatment.

A survey will be able to identify the full scope of any dry rot problem. Using specialist surveying tools the progress of any dry rot infestations can be checked in concealed areas within a property. If a survey reveals the presence of dry rot then the dry rot treatment recommended will depend on the severity of the dry rot outbreak. 

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