Specialist Damp Proofing in Old Trafford

Old Trafford — known the world over for its cricket and football grounds — is also a dense, historic residential area of Victorian terraces, and one we cover regularly from nearby Chorlton. The tightly-packed streets off Seymour Grove, Shrewsbury Street and Ayres Road are full of solid-wall terraces that need proper, specialist damp proofing when problems appear.

Old Trafford's terraces are typically solid-brick with original or patched damp-proof courses, shared party walls and small back yards where ground levels have crept up over the years. That brings rising damp and salting at skirting level, penetrating damp through failed pointing and shared gutters, and condensation in the many homes now let to tenants or converted. We trace each one to its real cause — a quick meter survey often saves owners from paying for damp-proofing they don't actually need.