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Eliminate Rising Damp in your Home for Good!

Is rising damp harming your home and well-being? Buildfix offers an advanced, effective solution.

What are the symptoms of rising damp that I should be looking out for?

Flaking and Blistering Paint

One of the most visible signs of rising damp is flaking, blistering or powdery paint. Paint needs a dry surface to adhere, but damp works against this. As your porous masonry walls absorb water, the walls become drenched with liquid, salts and minerals. This damp disrupts the painted finish on surfaces, causing major damage to the protection and aesthetics of your walls.

Yellow or Brown Tide-like Stains

If your walls are showing yellow, wavy, tide-like stains, it’s likely you have a rising damp issue. When moisture in your masonry has a chance to dry, it leaves behind salts and minerals. These are what cause the ugly stains. But don’t be fooled–this is only surface-level drying. If you see stains, it’s a big warning sign that your walls are soaked through and damaged on the inside.

Structural Damage

Structural damage caused by rising damp can be easy to spot in your walls. After drawing up water, your masonry will contain trapped salts and minerals. Over time, these salts and minerals will expand, forcing their way out of the masonry from the inside. This will eat away at the mortar joins between bricks and disintegrate masonry into dust, turning your home’s walls into a crumbling mess.

Mould

Deep down in the foundations of your home, the moisture that your porous masonry has drawn from the ground has nowhere to escape. As a result, it doesn’t dry out naturally. This can cause the base of both your interior and exterior walls to develop a dark green or even black mould. If you spot mould localised around the base of your interior walls, the likelihood of rising damp is high.

Why does it matter?

Rising damp can impact your home dramatically.

Rising Damp is more than just an aesthetic problem. Not only does rising damp cause paint to flake and create unsightly stains, but it also structurally compromises your home by weakening masonry. Moreover, the trapped moisture fosters mold growth, posing health risks like asthma and allergies.

Introducing DampBlock™ The Next-Gen Solution: 
Odourless and Non-Disruptive Rising Damp Treatment

With DampBlock™, you can effectively eliminate rising damp without the inconvenience of installing traditional damp barriers or tolerating strong chemical odours. Injected directly into walls, DampBlock™ is a non-disruptive, odorless solution. Its unique formulation precisely targets the affected area, delivering its active ingredient exactly where needed, without any downsides.

DampBlock™ is the optimal solution for addressing rising damp in your home.

Need a damp proofing solution? Book a FREE structural assessment today

Need a damp proofing solution?
Book a FREE structural assessment today

The advantages of our DampBlock™ solution

Raises Foundations

Unlike traditional chemical treatments, DampBlock™ is water-based and safe for your home and family.

No Unhealthy Odours

Our proprietary solution, DampBlock™, leaves no chemical odours or unpleasant smells in your home.

Time-Efficient

The DampBlock™ injection process is fast and efficient, typically wrapping up in just a day or two.

20-Year Warranty

We guarantee your home’s rising damp won’t return; otherwise, we’ll return at no cost to you.

Is your home suffering from rising damp?

Is your home suffering from rising damp?

Rising damp can impact your home dramatically. If you suspect your house is suffering effects of rising damp, it’s worth having it looked at sooner than later.

We’re happy to take a look at your home for FREE.

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6 Reasons why you should choose Buildfix

FREE structural assessment and honest advice

Buildfix structural engineers or consultants come to your home at no cost. Our assessments are thorough, uncovering your home’s issues and the best solutions.

UNLIMITED DampBlock™️ for your job

After we’ve completed your quote, we don’t change it. We don’t add extra costs at the end. With us, there are no tricks, no games and zero surprises.

Permanent repair guaranteed

Using our advanced technology, DampBlock™️, we can solve your rising damp permanently. Everything we do is guaranteed to last.

Experience - thousands of projects completed

With well over 15000 projects completed, you'll get the most experienced and committed teams around. Your home is in expert hands with our proven track record.

Best price promise

With our leading techniques and technology, we work more accurately and more efficiently than anyone else. We promise the best price* on advanced underpinning technology, if not we'll beat lower offers by 5%.

*Must be like-for-like, covering the same area with unlimited GeoPoly™️, or similar material.

We cover locations throughout Australia

Our teams are ready to go where you live. Whether it be in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth or anywhere else in between**, we’ll come out and do the job for you.

**Excludes some remote locations.

Discover our methods: watch how we transform homes

Need a damp proofing solution? Book a FREE structural assessment today

Need a damp proofing solution?
Book a FREE structural assessment today

About Buildfix

As Australia’s leading expert in structural repair, Buildfix provides non-disruptive, cost-effective solutions to homeowners across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. Each month, we conduct hundreds of FREE structural assessments, resulting in thousands of successful repair projects for homeowners every year.

Our dedicated team includes qualified engineers, licensed builders and expert technicians, all focused on precision, safety, and the long-term stability of your home. With our advanced technology, extensive experience and collective skills, you can be confident that your home is in the most capable hands.

“Buildfix’s priority is getting best outcome for you, and your home.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the rising damp be completely gone?

Buildfix utilises DampBlock™ to address effects of rising damp in your walls. After some time your walls will dry out, and damp levels will return to normal.

After treating rising damp, your walls will begin to dry, allowing trapped salts to move toward the surface. This process can result in plaster damage and surface damp or mold issues. If your walls are plastered, additional measures may be needed to safeguard against salt-related deterioration.
Certainly not. DampBlock™ is non-flammable and releases no odors, allowing you and your family to stay at home while we work.
Buildfix has successfully completed over 15000 projects across Australia spanning the past decade. This includes residential projects across various states, along with commercial and government work.
Minimal disruption is one of our aims. We inject our DampBlock™ through small holes in the walls, minimising dust and mess. You can continue with your regular home life while the work is being carried out.

Absolutely. We proudly offer an industry-leading, transferable 20-year warranty, which ensures your peace of mind for years to come and adds value to your property, even if you decide to sell it in the future.

Yes, our DampBlock™ is environmentally safe and poses no harm to the surroundings.
When it comes to performing work on the day, our team of skilled technicians will handle all aspects of repairs on your property.

Is your Home Suffering from Rising Damp?

We’re happy to take a look at your home for FREE.

Is your Home Suffering from Rising Damp?

We’re happy to take a look at your home for FREE.