Testimonials

We were recommended Core Conservation by some conservation professionals.

Following an initial consultation with an engineer, we installed the dehydration system into our Grade II listed Tudor cottage in October 2017. The Engineer returned only last week to evaluate changes to the severity of the rising damp in our walls since installation. After only 6 months there is a marked improvement in readings, some of which are 50% lower than those established at outset. We are very pleased with the findings and look forward to the next scheduled visit in 6 months’ time to learn of further improvement readings. Well done!

I had an ongoing and very persistent dampness problem in my 1860s flint and lime worker’s cottage. My builders and I had tried everything possible to remedy this, working within the restrictions of the age of the cottage and its building methods and materials.

Core Conservation came to inspect the problem very soon after contact. At the meeting they did undertake the analysis of the affected areas and explained to the builders and myself how their damp proofing system would work, which was installed shortly afterwards.

Despite a very wet winter I quickly saw a change in the damp areas, which seemed to be drying out quite rapidly. The damp proofing system was installed at the beginning of an extraordinarily wet period and the walls appear to now be more or less dry, six months later, which was confirmed by the 6 monthly follow-up testing. The team I have been working with has all been delightful and I commend their patience, politeness and spotless working procedures.

When Core Conservation came in for the survey they were very efficient, very professional. They went about their job in an unobtrusive way and at the end they explained exactly what the problem was and what it involved to fix it, and let us to think about it and consider it, and if we wish to go ahead then we could phone them.

The comprehensive advice we received from your engineer about dealing with condensation was very helpful as it turned out we didn’t have rising damp. He gave this advice knowing that he wasn’t going to get any business from us which is remarkable. I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to use this company if I did have a rising damp problem.

Amazing service! From telephone call to survey to receiving the report! The diagnosis was exactly what the issue is, all advice and information was spot on! Even after the survey any questions I asked were answered professionally and in rapid time! I am having serious problems with my council property and having this report really helped to get things moving! Thank you for all your help… I can not fault your service and highly recommend your company.

Great service. Brilliant advice from the beginning, and I would recommend Core Conservation to anyone who has issues with damp. This system can save you a lot of money compared to other damp systems, if it is suitable for your damp issues.

Let me first say – they didn’t actually do any work – just came for a survey and to give me a quote. What a professional guy Val is. Spent 90 mins assessing the property to advise the damp course is OK. Very knowledgeable and gave me good ideas to tackle the water ingress problem. You want to know someone who is honest and reliable – Val is the man. Lovely guy and I couldn’t fault him.

Val was very quick in attending to our request for a visit to the property and quickly pointed us in the right direction about what was required to remedy our issue. We would most definitely recommend Val and will use his services again for any other jobs that we may have.

We’ve recently bought an old terraced house constructed around 1898-99 and so no DPC, etc and previous owners have sealed walls, covered ventilation routes, etc over the years, lots of work detrimental to its need to breathe, so I’m just starting to plan a slow recovery for it by stripping all that back where I can and replacing with more friendly materials. Many thanks for making these resources available and I’ll certainly get in touch for any specific help I need.

I agree, I can see with my own eyes how the Rinzaffo is dealing with moisture. I’m actually amazed by the product. It’s a difficult product to work with initially, but we have to understand that this is not the finish. I have seen with my own eyes how it is dealing with moisture. There are a couple of walls that I can see need 3 or 4 mm extra.

To breathably tank a building like Romford farm is unknown. I must admit I was dubious at the start, but open to the idea. There is no modern building products that I am aware of, or am used to that could possibly be an alternative.

I can see with my own eyes and other senses how the dampness in that building is disappearing the more work that we do. … You have to understand …. I entered that building early on…. It was rotten with moisture. I would say inhabitable. Day by day it gets better.