The rise of damp and mould problems in social housing is causing huge headaches for landlords and social housing providers, the cold weather and heating costs has exaggerated this issue.

The recent death of a child through mould spores and recent news reports daily has shone a very bright light on the issues recently.

The ideal solution for social housing providers is not to decant people into temporary accommodation whilst repairs are done to eliminate these issues.

Wykamol have been able to help lots of local authorities with their 4mm thin isotherm membrane system, this waterproof and insulated membrane can be installed onto existing plaster without the need to remove this and can be skimmed onto the day after and can give up to a 6-degree thermal performance upgrade to the wall surface.

The speed of installation alongside virtually no mess being created means the householders can stay in the property whilst works are carried out, a real plus for local housing providers.

Alongside their mould cleaning kits and thermal paint products Wykamol are having lots of enquiries and carrying out lots of training daily for councils and housing associations in this area on repair strategies and diagnosis,

As can been seen in the photographs the membrane is like hanging wallpaper in that it can be cut and stuck to the plaster with a special mould resistant adhesive and there in most situations no need to remove skirting boards and stops any issues with window reveals needing to be changed.

Normal situations and repairs tend to only deal with the mould problem and to clean the area and repaint sadly mould normally comes back quickly afterwards in the surface temperature of the wall isn’t increased.

Record sales of this product in this sector is enabling specialist contractors to solve problems in this market and increase their scope of works in social housing.

If you have properties that are suffering with damp and mould issues why not contact the team at Wykamol to help attend site and come up with an action plan to deal with your issues.