It is an unfortunate truth that damp conditions can occur at any given time, even if you have the best-kept house on the street! While damp walls can cause all manner of problems for your property, but also for your health, as well as for anyone in your home. Therefore, the moment you notice a wet wall in your property, it’s always a good idea to get it checked out.

Damp proofing and damp wall treatment can help to turn your property around without you even realising it. Unfortunately, there are all kinds of things that can cause damp and mould in your home, and none of them are particularly pleasant. Therefore, if you are starting to notice the cold and wet coming into your house, it really is worth reaching out to damp experts who can help make things crisp, dry, and warm again for you.

Damp Could be Making Your Home Cold

A damp wall is going to be a cold wall as it has significantly lower thermal properties than a dry one. The temperature of a wall is influenced by the rate at which it exchanges heat with the environment.  Since water has a considerably higher heat conductivity than air, the wall will lose heat more rapidly when it’s covered in water. When a wall is wet, the property will lose heat more rapidly than when it is dry. As the Second Law of Thermodynamics informs us, two independent systems (A radiator and a cold wall, for example) when brought into contact seek to reach the same state of thermodynamic equilibrium. A cold entity absorbs heat and vice versa. In practice, this means lot of that heat you are paying for could be drawn out through damp patches on your wall.

Think about the problems this may cause if, for example, you have a radiator or heater on the wall that’s growing progressively wetter or colder. It’s going to negate the effect of the radiator being there! The colder your wall gets, the less radiant heat you’ll benefit from it. That might just mean you end up wasting more energy fixing the problem by cranking up the thermostat. That, as you might imagine, is not advisable if you want to save money.

Are you looking to insulate your home? You may want to consider damp first! It is a fruitless endeavor to put energy saving measures into a damp property. The moisture it creates can travel through the insulation and damage whatever is closest to it. Furthermore, insulation can aggravate damp issues, so mechanical ventilation needs to be considered when installing any energy efficient fabric measure.

Ultimately, a damp wall is something that’s going to need fixing sooner rather than later. Damp proofing, or damp wall fixing, could mean you end up wasting less energy and therefore less money.

Consider the Further Benefits of Fixing a Damp Wall

A wet wall isn’t just going to be cold or unsightly – it is a genuine hazard. If something as nasty as black mould is left to fester and persist, you could be causing serious breathing problems for anyone in your property, especially for any asthmatics or smokers. Even if that’s no issue, there’s the unavoidable, musty and lingering smell that you’re never going to be able to get rid of with an air freshener alone.

Consider, too, how much of a problem a damp or wet wall is going to do for the value of your property. If you are considering selling up in the near future, you might find that a damp wall has already done enough damage to your property to harm it’s value. Painting over the damp won’t be enough, you’re going to need to deal with it at the source.

If any of this sounds like a bit much, there’s no need to worry. That’s what the experts here at LABS are on hand to support you with! Our Damp wall treatment will ensure that what could be a recurring problem is eradicated once and for all.

You might even wish to set up damp proofing elsewhere in your home, too, if you are worrying that wet walls are likely to become a further issue for you further down the line.

Contact the Team

The moment you notice wet walls in your home, the best thing to do is get in touch with a team of experts at LABS who can help you and your property recover. A small patch of damp can become a big problem in no time at all! We have years of experience in Sheffield and beyond helping homeowners recover from these problems.

We will conduct a full inspection of the problem and will suggest an affordable, swift plan of action to get your walls back to their former glory.

Call us now on 0114 230 2865 or admin@l-a-b-s.co.uk and start saving yourself time, money, and any further stress!