Damp and mould in Ealing
Find out why the mould keeps coming back in your Ealing or Acton home, and what it will take 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 Ealing and Acton. Duncan Ridley measures humidity, dew point and surface temperatures to find what's causing your condensation and mould. Rising damp and leaks need other specialists, and the report tells you who to call.
Sound familiar?
The same corner, every winter.
- “Our back bedroom goes mouldy every winter, however often I clean it.”
- “We're in a conservation area. What are we allowed to change?”
- “We've been quoted for damp-proofing. Do we actually need it?”
Homes in Ealing and Acton
- Victorian and Edwardian terraces
- Mould usually starts in your back bedroom, behind wardrobes on outside walls and around bay windows. Solid walls and corners cool quickly, and steam from cooking, showers and drying washing settles there.
- Your fix is usually better extraction in the kitchen and bathroom and more air moving through the room that suffers, not work on the walls.
- Garden suburb houses
- In cottage-style homes like those on the Brentham estate, condensation tends to form on cold window reveals and in small rooms, especially where draughts have been sealed without adding ventilation.
- Replacing windows here needs planning permission, so find out whether yours are part of the problem first. Many fixes change nothing on the outside.
- Basement and lower-ground flats
- Rooms below ground stay cool, so everyday moisture condenses on walls that sit against the earth. Water getting in from outside can look much the same.
- The readings tell the two apart, so you don't pay for ventilation when water is getting in, or for damp-proofing when it's condensation.
If your home is in one of Ealing and Acton's conservation areas, external insulation usually isn't an option, and on some estates new windows need permission. Ealing Council's conservation area pages have the details.
What the survey measures
Nothing is drilled or lifted. In each room you're worried about, the survey records:
- Relative humidity: how much moisture the air holds
- Dew point: the temperature at which it turns to water
- Surface temperatures, to find your cold spots
- Airflow from your extractor fans, where relevant
Image: A written mould survey report
What's in your report
Yours to act on, or to share with your landlord, tenant or contractor:
- The readings from each room
- Photos, and thermal images where they're taken
- What's causing the mould
- What to do about it, usually 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
If it isn't condensation
Your report tells you who you need instead:
- A leak
- Call a leak detection company.
- Rising damp
- We don't diagnose it. You'd need a damp surveyor.
- After a flood or burst pipe
- You need a water damage assessment.
- Mould removal
- Cleaning won't last while the cause remains. Antimicrobial fogging can follow once you know it.
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 Ealing and Acton
Can I replace my windows in Brentham to stop the condensation?
Not without planning permission. You may not need to: the survey shows whether your windows are part of the problem at all.
My basement flat in Ealing smells musty. Is it damp or condensation?
It could be either. The survey shows whether the moisture is in the air or in your walls, and who you need if water is getting in.
Do you cover Acton as well as Ealing?
Yes, both. Send the form for a free quote.
Renting in Ealing? See how a survey helps landlords and tenants when mould is reported.
Get to the bottom of your mould.
Message us on WhatsApp or call for a free quote, with no obligation to go ahead.
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