Rising damp in Goodwood, South Australia

Plenty of Goodwood owners have a wet wall and no idea which of five or six faults they have. Rising Damp Adelaide arranges an assessment that settles it, and the written finding is yours to take to any contractor you like.

What we see in Goodwood

Goodwood mixes eras within a single street, so there is no single answer for the suburb — a sandstone cottage and the brick bungalow beside it will have different faults and need different work. What they share is the ground. This part of Adelaide sits on notably reactive clay, and the seasonal shrink and swell is hard on anything rigid at the base of a wall, including a damp course that was sound when it was laid. Cracking that follows the seasons is a strong hint that movement is part of the story.

Why Goodwood walls hold salt

The stock here is sandstone, bluestone and early brick side by side. What matters as much is the damp course: varies street to street. Get that wrong and the repair is the wrong repair, which is how owners end up paying to inject a wall that already had a working course and needed its paving cut back instead.

The Adelaide climate does the rest. Rain falls almost entirely in the cool months, then a hot dry summer pulls the moisture back out of the wall and leaves the salt behind. It is the cycling that concentrates it, which is why the damage builds year on year.

Getting an assessment in Goodwood

The assessment is free and the written diagnosis is yours regardless of whether you proceed. Indicative treatment ranges are published on the cost page rather than hidden behind an enquiry.

Nearby: Hyde Park, Semaphore, Port Adelaide, Thebarton.