Damp and mould in Battersea
Get measured evidence of what's causing the mould in your Battersea home, and the plan to deal with it.
- Independent: no obligation to use anyone we recommend
- A written report: your readings, the cause and what to do next
- Non-invasive: no drilling and no lifting floors
Independent
No building or ventilation work to sell you.
Qualified
IICRC water damage restoration and Dewpoint Professional mould remediation.
Evidence-based
Readings, photos and thermal images where taken, in a written report.
All of London
Anywhere inside the M25, from a west London base.
In short
Simply Filtered carries out independent mould surveys in Battersea. Duncan Ridley takes humidity and temperature readings in each affected room to show why condensation is forming. Rising damp and leaks are outside the survey, and the report tells you who to bring in.
Sound familiar?
Small rooms, steamed-up windows, black corners.
- “Our flat by the park gets mould in the bedroom corners every winter.”
- “The windows in our cottage stream with condensation every morning.”
- “Our bathroom has no window, and the ceiling won't stay clean.”
Homes in Battersea
- Mansion flats by the park
- The late Victorian mansion blocks facing Battersea Park are five storeys of flats. Mould tends to collect in your coldest bedroom, behind wardrobes and around the window frames.
- Better extraction and steady heating usually help most. Some changes may need the freeholder's say, so a report everyone can read saves arguments later.
- Workers' cottages
- The Shaftesbury Park Estate is built on the Victorian worker's cottage: low, two-storey terraced houses with small rooms, where moisture from cooking, bathing and drying clothes has little space to spread.
- Small changes, such as a fan that actually works and a better place to dry washing, can make a real difference.
- Long terraces and terrace flats
- In Park Town, some long terraces were built as flats that look like houses, and many two-storey terraces have bay windows and timber sashes. Bays and old sashes are common cold spots where condensation forms first.
- Your report says whether the windows are part of the problem before anyone suggests replacing them, which matters in a conservation area.
Battersea Park, Shaftesbury Park and Park Town are all conservation areas, so check with Wandsworth Council before changing windows or anything else on the outside.
On the survey visit
Nothing is drilled or taken up. In each room you want looked at, the survey measures:
- Relative humidity in your rooms
- Dew point, where moisture starts forming on surfaces
- Temperatures across your walls, ceilings and windows
- Extract fan airflow, if you have fans
Image: A written mould survey report
What you get in writing
A report to use yourself, or pass to a landlord, freeholder or builder:
- Measurements for each of your rooms
- Photos, with thermal images where taken
- The cause of your condensation and mould
- Next steps, which usually means better ventilation
Who carries out your survey
Image: Duncan Ridley of Simply Filtered taking readings on a survey
Duncan Ridley
Founder, Simply Filtered
Duncan carries out every survey and writes every report himself. He spent 18 years as a technical advisor in the heating industry, after a long career in construction and heating systems, and works in structural drying, flood remediation and building fabric diagnostics.
- IICRC
- Water Damage Restoration Technician
- Dewpoint Professional
- Mould Remediation
Problems a mould survey won't solve
These need someone else, and the report says who:
- Leaks
- Bring in a leak detection company.
- Rising damp
- That's for a damp surveyor to assess.
- Water damage
- After a flood or burst pipe, book a water damage assessment.
- Mould removal
- Killing the mould without fixing the cause won't last. Antimicrobial fogging comes after the fix.
From your enquiry to your report.
Send the form
Tell us what's going on. It takes about 2 minutes.
Get your free quote
You get your exact price and what's included. If you're happy to go ahead, we agree a time that suits you.
The visit
Duncan visits at a time that suits you, looks at the mould and takes the readings.
Your report
What's causing the mould and what it will take to deal with it. No obligation to use anyone we recommend.
Questions
Questions from Battersea
Our mansion flat overlooks the park. Why is the bedroom mouldy?
Often because moisture from the rest of the flat settles on the coldest outside wall. The survey finds which surfaces reach dew point, and why.
Can we replace the sash windows in our Park Town house?
Park Town is a conservation area, so check with Wandsworth Council first. The survey shows whether the windows are behind the condensation at all, before you spend on new ones.
Do you cover Clapham Junction and Northcote Road?
Yes, including Clapham Junction and the Northcote Road area.
Renting in Battersea? Private lets in Northcote ward now need a council licence. Our landlord and tenant pages explain your options.
Get the cause of your mould in writing.
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