What are the Benefits?
Muddy Mortars is dedicated to enhancing the structural well-being of Cornish buildings and providing long-term cost savings for homeowners. Discover the benefits of our building surveys below.
Save Money
Identify developing problems in your home and address them before they lead to expensive repair work.
Improve Health
Lowering the humidity in your home helps reduce airborne pathogens and will safeguard your health.
Reduce Costs
The thermal efficiency of old buildings will be greatly reduced when they are damp, leading to higher heating costs.
Gain Knowledge
Understanding your building helps you make informed decisions when dealing with different tradespeople.
Identify Developing Damp Issues in Your Property
Save money by identifying issues before they develop into major problems. Relatively minor issues such as a leaky join in a gutter or a blocked hopper can lead to internal mould, rotten timbers or damage to internal finishes. A poorly aligned gutter may cause a render to fail, and if this is not corrected, any subsequent render may also be compromised.
Reduce Condensation for Respiratory Health
By managing heating and airflow appropriately and reducing the vectors for moisture ingress, internal humidity and therefore levels of mould growth can be reduced. Mould proof paint may address a symptom for a few months, but in order to implement a long-term cure, it is important to understand how and why the mould is there in the first place.
Save Money by Improving Thermal Performance
In a damp property, two factors significantly reduce thermal efficiency. The first is the wet wall, which is due to the high thermal conductivity of moisture. The second is the cycle of evaporation and condensation which occurs when heating is used in a wet room. When a wall is dry and the internal humidity of a property is managed correctly, it is much easier to heat.
Learn How to Correctly Maintain Your Property
Buildings have the potential to exist for hundreds of years and as their owners, we have a responsibility to care for them. A basic understanding of the functioning of the building is key in looking after it. A building assessment provides a snapshot in time of how the property is performing, but the householder is able to make observations over time.
Our Survey Process
Our work as Cornish building surveyors is driven by a desire to help owners look after their homes, focusing on improving the health of both the building and its occupants through a simple four-step approach.
Identify Problems
Conduct a thorough inspection of the property in order to identify the causes of damp and condensation.
Find Weak Points
Prevent the need for any future work by identifying elements likely to contribute to damp and condensation.
Assist and Advise
Provide estimates and specifications in order to assist homeowners comparing prices for remedial building works.
Empower Owners
Educate homeowners to understand the function and care of old buildings and empower them to make decisions.
Utilising Technology to Survey your Building
We combine traditional building expertise with modern technology. Our drone surveys provide aerial perspectives of properties and their surroundings, helping us identify potential issues and assess the overall condition of structures, particularly hard-to-reach areas like roofs and chimneys. Drone surveys are included as standard when we visit a site to assess a property.
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