Empowering Excellence in Damp Proofing and Specialist Professional Surveys
Leading the Way in Technical Services
Welcome to The Damp Proofing Association, your trusted partner for comprehensive surveyor services and expert technical solutions. Discover unparalleled expertise and excellence in building inspections.
At The Damp Proofing Association (DPA) we take pride in our commitment to quality, precision, and professionalism. Our team of experts are dedicated to providing top-notch technical services and accurate surveyor reports that substantially exceed industry standards Join us in our mission to elevate standards in damp proofing inspections. Membership has substantial benefits some members have reported doubling their turnover when joining the DPA. Conversely, the public are assured they are dealing with professional experts rather than taking a chance searching the internet. Dealing with a DPA member has accountability and recourse.
DPA Membership is £500.00 + VAT Per Year.
Our members are substantially different from other Association members or contractors. We have a strong enthesis on technical ability and training. Our members will never attempt to sell you unnecessary treatments and chemicals as so frequently seen with some contractors. Our members are not Chemical Salesmen.
We are the only Association with Graduate Qualified expert Surveyors who only undertake Technical Surveys they do not offer remedial services. Thus, our Surveyors are the only impartial experts in the UK. Its a confirmed fact from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) that rising condensation is very commonly misdiagnosed by Damp Proofing Companies as Rising Damp. Its a proven fact that 99% of UK Damp Proofing Contactors have no University education at all. Even their "Surveyors" are unqualified instead "buying trade qualifications" valued at less than the paper they are printed on requiring just a three day or distance learning courses that anyone can pass.
The consequence are contactors misdiagnosing condensation as Rising Damp and charging thousands of pounds in necessary treatments equating to a £200 million pound industry.
You can avoid all these risks by using our Technical Surveyors who will never offer to sell you any treatments ever. They are totally impartial and charge professional fees for essential professional services.
Recent Savings for Clients in November 2024
1. Damp Proofing Surveyor provided Quotation for hacking off cement render, injecting a new Damp Course and replastering £5,700.
Our surveyor confirmed there was no rising damp present saving Client £5,300.
2. Damp Proofing Surveyor provided Quotation for hacking off cement render, injecting a new Damp Course and replastering £7,700.
Our surveyor confirmed there was no rising damp present saving Client £7,300.
3. Damp Proofing Surveyor provided Quotation for hacking off cement render, injecting a new Damp Course & replastering £9,500.
Our surveyor confirmed there was no rising damp present saving Client £9,100.
The file is endless, these are just a few examples, the savings for Clients substantial, plus no redecoration and mess of unnecessary replastering.
Why take risk? Consult the only Professional Qualified Experts in the UK.
Book a Technical Survey Here The cost is from £400.00 + VAT
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No other contractors are offering such intensive and qualified surveys in the UK.
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We are a non-profit making organisation run for our members and essentially helping the general public to save money.
The Association is run under the management of Terry Williams BSc (Hons) MSc BEng a qualified professional Engineer and Surveyor. Terry is also a recognised expert witness at Court.
We are the only Association that has its own dedicated team of qualified technical Surveyors who only conduct surveys for a fee and thus being completely impartial. The reports are wholly accurate and results determined by complex methodology.
All our Surveyors hold professional Indemnity insurance for £500,000 per Survey.
We offer a full service of legal reports drafted in Court ready Legal format designed to assist claimants in Court Cases. Contact us for details.
We have over 75 members across the UK and Northern Ireland. We have been trading as the Damp Proofing Association since 2012. All our members are fully qualified and experienced all have been vetted so the members of the public can be assured they are dealing with professionals. Why risk Googling a contractor when we have a qualified expert in your area?
Contractors or surveyor can apply for membership you will be vetted and must be experienced in Damp Proofing and be able to provide a reference which will be checked.
The yearly membership fee is a modest £500.00 + VAT Per Year but you need to conduct yourself professionally at all times and provide the public with value for money and efficient service.
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Our principle members can provide extensive Basement Conversion services in London and the South East.
We are the only Association that offers a full Basement Conversion service as follows:
- Initial survey and design
- Construction ready drawings
- Planning permission
- Geotechnical Surveys
- Party Wall Surveys
- Underpinning calculations
- Engineering drawings
- Building control services
- Supply of membrane products
- Supply of contractors
- Contractor supervision
- Provide full Basement indemnity guarantees for ten years
All the above comprehensive services are conducted by our principle members (In London and South East only).
We are the only Association whose members are qualified to undertake such technical skills. This service is unique to the DPA and saves thousands of pounds to clients budgets.
We conduct on average 20 basement conversions per month.
Request a Survey Here or call the Association on 0207 118 0039.
We are open 09.00 - 18.00 x 7 Days a Week
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Comprehensive Surveyor Services
Our detailed damp proofing surveys ensure thorough assessments and accurate reports for informed decision-making.
We only make realistic plans, ensuring that we finish on time at the agreed price, leaving site clean and tidy. You will see stories relating to Sub Contractors of firms not turning up on time, leaving mess and poor workmanship. DPA members never Sub Contract and always conduct themselves in an ethical and professional manner.
All DPA members provide the highest possible standard in technical content using analytical and electronic equipment to provide our home buyers reports. Our reports are accepted by all lenders across the Country, all work comes with a 30 years underwritten Guarantee unlike many other contractors who can only provide a 10 or 20 year guarantee.
Technical Expertise
Benefit from our team of skilled professionals who leverage advanced techniques and tools in every project.
We are always on hand to support you throughout the project, our members only employ fully qualified tradesmen of the highest standards to deliver quality products and services. As DPA members, Surveyors are required to provide a detailed schedule of works or repair to their technicians therefore, everyone knows exactly what is require and where this is very important to provide a high quality and exact service.
All DPA Surveyors are trained and Qualified to the highest standards possible, and don’t simply rely on “damp meters” but use sophisticated techniques such as Calcium Carbide testing and thermal imaging as well as analytical methods to determine Chloride and Sulphate contents of substrate.
Industry Leadership
As a respected association, we lead the way in setting benchmarks for quality and excellence in damp proofing solutions.
DPA members have teams of development experts who can construct new buildings or convert damp basements into lovely dry living spaces. Our members have been involved in projects at London’s Heathrow airport involving structural water proofing of vast storage spaces costing hundreds of thousands of pounds the lead contractor insisting on DPA members only who can provide a fully underwritten 30 year guarantee for their works.
DPA members deliver in terms of quality finish there is no sub-contracting so common with local competitors who often replace quality with profit. All DPA technicians have undertaken extensive courses in damp proofing and structural water proofing.
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159k since 2012
Surveys Conducted Collectively
42k Since 2012
Satisfied Clients
28k Since 2012
Technical Projects Completed
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