Print this pageFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
If you’re confronted with dampness and timber problems for the first time, remember that many other home owners will probably have had to deal with them as well, so here’s how you can benefit from their experience – by browsing through the questions we are most frequently asked.
If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, then go to our ‘Ask the Experts’ page and let us help you on a one-to-one basis.
If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, then go to our ‘Ask the Experts’ page and let us help you on a one-to-one basis.
Is the surveyor qualified
All Peter Cox surveyors are experienced and highly trained. Most have an industry qualification e.g. CSRT (Certificated Surveyor in Remedial Treatment) and many now carry the initials CSSW to show they have additional expertise in structural waterproofing and can advise clients with authority on basement and cellar conversions.
A surveyor is trained to diagnose damp and timber problems in buildings accurately to ensure that appropriate remedies are recommended without unnecessary use of chemicals and undue .
expense.
This is particularly important in the case of rising damp where all possible sources of moisture must first be identified. If the problem is not caused by rising damp, you can be confident that a Peter Cox surveyor will say so.
