Five Reasons You May Need a Professional Damp and Mould Survey
Updated: Sep 15
Understand the building. Identify the cause. Restore the environment.
Feeling concerned about damp and mould in your home can be deeply unsettling, particularly when you don't know what is causing the problem or how it may be affecting your home and those living in it.
Whether it is recurring mould, unexplained odours, previous water damage or concerns about your health or the health of your family or loved ones, living with an unresolved problem can be worrying. Damp and mouldy environments are associated with adverse physical health effects and can also affect mental wellbeing.
At EnviroBuilt, our comprehensive damp and mould surveys investigate your concerns through an evidence-based assessment of the property. We gather and evaluate data relating to the building, moisture conditions and indoor environmental conditions to help establish the underlying cause and provide clear recommendations for the appropriate next steps.
We find that many of our clients come to us with similar concerns, including:
Mould that keeps coming back
Concerns about hidden mould or moisture
A previous leak, flood or water event
Previous repairs or advice that haven't resolved the problem
Concerns about how their home may be affecting their health or wellbeing
If any of these sound familiar, a professional damp and mould survey may help provide the answers you need.
1. The Mould Keeps Coming Back
You clean the mould, redecorate or make changes around the home, but eventually it appears again.
Recurring mould should not automatically be attributed to a single cause. A professional survey considers the location and pattern of growth alongside the building, moisture conditions and other relevant evidence to investigate why the conditions supporting mould growth are occurring.
2. You Are Worried About Mould or Moisture Somewhere You Cannot See
Previous leaks, water damage, unusual odours or deterioration of building materials can raise concerns about conditions within areas that cannot readily be inspected.
These observations do not confirm that hidden mould is present, but they may provide a reason for further investigation. Where appropriate, this can include targeted moisture assessment, thermal imaging, inspection of accessible concealed areas and microbial sampling.
3. You Have Had a Leak, Flood or Other Water Event
Repairing a leak does not necessarily establish how far water travelled or whether affected building materials have returned to appropriate conditions.
A professional moisture assessment can help establish the extent of moisture influence, identify areas requiring further investigation and provide evidence to inform drying, repair or remediation decisions.
4. Previous Repairs or Advice Haven't Resolved the Problem
You may already have repaired defects, improved ventilation, redecorated, treated visible mould or received several different opinions, yet the problem remains.
This can be frustrating, expensive and exhausting.
A comprehensive damp and mould survey considers the history of the problem alongside the building construction, previous works, observed conditions, moisture distribution and relevant environmental measurements to provide a clearer evidence base for what happens next.
5. You Are Concerned About How Your Home May Be Affecting Your Health or Wellbeing
You or a family member or loved one may be experiencing symptoms that appear more noticeable at home but are unsure why, or you may want to investigate concerns about hidden mould or spending time in an environment where damp or mould is visibly present.
These concerns deserve to be taken seriously. However, symptoms alone cannot determine the condition of a building, just as a building survey cannot determine the cause of an individual's symptoms.
What we can do is investigate the property for evidence of damp, mould and moisture, assess relevant indoor environmental conditions and, where appropriate, undertake microbial sampling or indoor air quality assessment.
Persistent or concerning health symptoms should always be discussed with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
You Don't Have to Work Out the Cause Yourself
You don't need to know whether the issue is a leak, water ingress, condensation, a building defect, ventilation, thermal performance or something else before asking for help.
That is what the investigation is for.
At EnviroBuilt, we look at the building, gather the data and work to understand the conditions contributing to the problem so that we can provide clear recommendations for the appropriate next steps.
Considering a Professional Damp and Mould Survey?
Please contact us if you would like to talk through your concerns, the options available for your home, and how our team can help.
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