Building & Preservation Contractors
Preservation
Belle Vue Construction offer a unique building service that specialise in the conservation and preservation of existing buildings and new buildings. In most cases, any untreated damp penetration or timber infestation will result in a home or property's structural integrity being compromised.
Basement Conversions
Walls and Floors in rooms below ground level are subject to lateral damp penetration by either hydrostatic pressure or capillary action, however using specialist basement waterproofing techniques, basements, cellars and vaults can be transformed into habitable accommodation and this can add considerable value to commercial and residential buildings.
Rising Damp Damp proofing is a protective process to ensure moisture cannot pass through the walls of a building to the interior. Damp proofing places a barrier in walls that prevents rising damp. Rising damp is unhealthy, unsightly and can lead to timber decay and heat loss. In addition it carries with it hygroscopic ground salts such as chlorides and nitrates which can absorb moisture from the atmosphere leading to wall dampness in conditions of high relative humidity. The cynical nature of crystallization and re-wetting of these salts can break down the internal plaster and ruin internal decoration.
Woodworm The name woodworm is the commonly used generic term for a number of wood boring insects. These lay their eggs on or in timber and their larvae feed upon the cellulose in the wood boring through it to leave a network of tunnels, thus damaging and weakening the structure. Woodworm attack is varied - both in the type of timber which different species infest and their larval life-span which can range from ten months to 11 years. This means that accurate identification by the surveyor is the first essential step.
Dry rot is a wood destroying fungus that is found all over the world. Dry rot can cause wide spread structural damage if Dry Rot Treatment is not applied in time. Belle Vue Construction has vast experience in the treatment of Dry Rot in all types of buildings. As a specialist in Dry Rot treatment Belle Vue Construction will be able to advise you on how Dry Rot is affecting your buildings and they can quote as to the cost of dry rot treatment.
Wet rot is caused principally by Coniophora puteana. Poria vaillantii is another important wet rot fungus and a number of less common fungi also occur. Coniphoria can be found in some form in most properties. Within timber the higher the moisture content the higher the chance of wet rot decay. While each fungus has its own unique features, the general appearance of wet rot is similar – as is the treatment. Wet rot is typically confined to the area of dampness because the mycelium does not spread into walls. Wet rot is not as destructive as dry rot, however can and does cause structural damage.
Wood Worm
Damp Proofing
Rising Damp