Rising Damp Perth assesses damp in Cottesloe, WA 6011, and we meter the wall before we quote.
Cottesloe is limestone, wind and salt. The damp problem here is not only groundwater, because the sea air adds salt to the wall from outside. Limestone is porous and forgiving of moisture until it is sealed with the wrong product, and that is an easy mistake to make on this stretch of coast.
Also relevant to Cottesloe, and written once for every suburb it affects: limestone and salt off the sea air.
| Ground level within 250 m | 16 to 30 m above sea level (approx.) |
|---|---|
| Ground level at the centre | about 30 m |
| Indian Ocean coast (salt air) | about 0.5 km from the centre, straight line |
| Nearest river | Swan River, about 2.2 km from the centre, straight line |
| Perth CBD | about 11.1 km, straight line |
| Streets inside the suburb | Curtin Avenue, Eric Street, Marine Parade and Broome Street |
| Parks and reserves | Civic Gardens, John Black Dune Park and Grant-Marine Park |
The centre of Cottesloe is 0.5 km from the Indian Ocean, so salt off the wind can reach outside walls and add to the salt brought up from the ground. A Cottesloe assessment should test the outside face for salt as well as the base for moisture. An injected damp course does nothing about salt that arrives on the wind.
The six signs are on the inspection page, the order of the work on how it works, prices on the cost page and the measuring method on the about page.
Talk it through. Tell us what you're seeing — or what your building report said — and we'll book an on-site assessment ($450 plus GST) with a written diagnosis. A fixed quote follows the assessment.
We call you back to talk it through. Any work is quoted after we have assessed the wall.
We carry out assessments across the Perth metropolitan area, including:
Rising Damp Perth