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The Truth about Toxic Black Mould: Why Damp Proofing is a Must for Your Home
28 Feb 2018There is nothing scarier in the world of a homeowner than finding traces of toxic black mould in their home. Black mould can bring out an absolute panic in a homeowner, particularly if they have small children in the house. Black mould, as you are [...]
Prevent Moisture and Moulds with Subfloor Ventilation
14 Feb 2018At Damp Controllers, we have made it our mission to help set our customers up for success by helping to prevent issues of damp and mould. Located in Sydney and servicing the rest of the metropolitan area, we\'ve made it our business to educate [...]
Reasons Why Subfloor Ventilation Installation Is Critical and Not a DIY Job
30 Jan 2018If a professional has determined that your house needs a subfloor ventilation system installed in your house, you may think that you can DIY it to save some cash. The truth is that this is a job that only professionals should tackle to ensure that [...]
Risks Involved When You Don’t Have Subfloor Ventilation
22 Jan 2018If you consider your home your kingdom, wouldn\'t it make sense to do everything in your power to keep the building in great shape? At Damp Controllers, we believe in setting up our customers to succeed. One of the easiest ways to help someone [...]
Different Dampness Protection Methods in Building Construction
08 Dec 2017Moisture safeguards exist to create impervious shells around buildings. If that dampness protection system operates as designed, there\'s no chance of an ugly leak running down an interior wall, and there\'s certainly no way the water can drip-drop [...]
Subfloor Ventilation and Its Benefits in Home Construction
04 Dec 2017Here at Damp Controllers we understand that you are going to eventually run into problems with your home. If you live in an area that is particularly prone to moisture, then you need to start considering the possibility of damp getting into your [...]
Why Rising Damp Can Cause Respiratory Problems
07 Nov 2017Rising damp is a condition that causes excess moisture to accumulate not only in the structure’s foundation but also in the rest of it. The problem with this is that the structure can suffer damage to the point of the foundation, framework and [...]
On-Site Inspection before Mould Cleaning and Removal
01 Nov 2017Mould is a type of fungus that grows in a moist, warm environment inside a structure when there is inadequate ventilation or damp rising. Common places for this to occur are the basement or crawlspace, bathrooms, laundry rooms or kitchens, but any [...]
Signs That Your Home May Be Contaminated With Moulds
22 Oct 2017Often times, homeowners live side by side with mould without knowing it since it can grow in hidden places as well as visible ones. If their homes are overly damp, it only takes a few mould spores for a problem with mould to grow and thrive. The [...]
How a Subfloor Ventilation System Can Provide a Healthier Home Environment
11 Oct 2017To prevent unnecessary dampness and the negative results from it in your home, you need to take preventative measures at your house. While providing the interior of the foundation with a waterproof layer on the walls is a start, adding a subfloor [...]
Reasons Why You Should Damp Proof Your Home
27 Sep 2017When you own a house, there are many aspects of it that require constant care to ensure that it stays in ideal condition. An example of this is the prevention of rising damp coming up the foundation walls and at times up into the other parts of the [...]
What Happens When Rising Damp Is Ignored?
07 Sep 2017Rising damp or salt damp occurs in structures with malfunctioning or insufficient moisture prevention. The dampness will continue up the foundation and into the other parts of the house when left alone. For this reason, you must act quickly when you [...]
Summer Weather and Subfloor Ventilation for Sydney
21 Oct 2016Much of the city took note the past week, when we finally began to feel the warm weather beginning to return to our humble city. The beaches will soon be crowded with warm bodies, the mercury will rise to uncomfortable new heights, and the dry air [...]
Subfloor Ventilation Sydney
14 Sep 2015In the more moisture-prone areas of our fine country, the risk of mould growth is a very real concern. Thriving in damp and still environments, mould can permeate many mediums and thrives in under-ventilated and disused living areas. Mould itself [...]
The Types and Causes of Rising Damp
28 Jan 2015Unfortunately, rising damp takes various forms and has several potential causes. Treating rising damp in Sydney depends on the nature of the cause and type of problem. At Damp Controllers, we’ve had three decades of experience dealing with [...]
Symptoms of Rising Damp
21 Jan 2015There are few sights worse for a home owner than noticing what looks like a tidal line creeping up the walls of your house. Like a tidal line, this is residual moisture, but unlike a tide, it won’t recede naturally. The line is a sure sign your [...]