01 / Spotting the signs

Damp, mould or crumbling plaster?

Book a free damp survey. We find the cause, fix it properly and leave the walls smooth, ready for paint.

  • 01 Tide marks above the skirting
  • 02 Peeling or bubbling paint
  • 03 Crumbling or hollow plaster
  • 04 Damp patches that grow after rain
  • 05 A musty smell that will not shift
  • 06 Black mould in corners or around windows

Ticked one? Get it checked before the colder weather sets in.

A kitchen wall in Middlesbrough, half stained with damp and mould and half freshly re-plastered by CK Damp Specialist

Fig. 01 Kitchen wall, Middlesbrough. Same wall, same day. Drag to compare.

  • 01 10 / 10 recommend us on Facebook
  • 02 Free surveys and written quotes
  • 03 Ltd company, based in Middlesbrough
  • 04 3 in 1 damp, plastering and rendering
03 / How a survey works

From first message to finished wall

Book yours
  1. 01

    Get in touch

    Call, WhatsApp a couple of photos or fill in the form. We will book a time that suits you, evenings and weekends included.

  2. 02

    The free survey

    We take moisture readings, look outside as well as in, and work out whether it is condensation, rising or penetrating damp.

  3. 03

    A straight answer

    You get a plain-English explanation and a written price, usually on the spot. If it does not need us, we say so.

  4. 04

    Fixed, plastered, finished

    We treat the cause, put the wall back and tell you when it is ready to paint. Dust sheets down, tidy when we leave.

04 / Recent jobs

Real walls, real results

Every photo on this site is our own work. Nothing staged, nothing stock.

See all our work
05 / Signs to look for

The most common signs you have a damp problem

Photos sent to us by customers across Teesside. If yours looks like any of these, do not ignore it.

About the survey
  • Black mould spreading across a bedroom wall around a plug socket

    Fig. 06

    Black mould on a cold wall

    Poor insulation leaves walls and surfaces cold, which is exactly where condensation settles and mould grows. Cleaning it off is not the fix.

  • Staining and peeling paint at the corner of a bathroom window sill

    Fig. 07

    Staining around bathroom windows

    Noticed mould, staining or peeling paint above the shower or around the bathroom window? These are the most common problem spots in the house.

  • A yellow-brown tide mark and mould along the top of a white skirting board

    Fig. 08

    A tide mark above the skirting

    The classic sign of rising damp. As the colder, wetter months approach it becomes more noticeable and a lot harder to ignore.

  • Plaster bubbling and flaking away from a wall

    Fig. 09

    Plaster that has blown

    Hollow when you tap it, flaking when you touch it. The plaster is full of salts and moisture and needs to come off before anything else.

Spotted one of these at home? The survey is free and there is no obligation.

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06 / What customers say

10 out of 10 recommend us

5.0 / 5 on FacebookRead all reviews
Just had some plastering work done and cannot recommend highly enough. Excellent finish and reasonably priced. Arrived at agreed time and finished on time with very little upheaval. Have had enough experiences of bad workmanship to recognise a good one, we'll be contacting them again if we need any further work doing.
Maureen SomersFacebook, Mar 2020
01
This company saved us last mintute when we were let down by our builder. Billy did an amazing job and we will definitely be using them again.
Louise CollierFacebook
02
Callum explained the work that needed doing and gave a quote within 10 minutes. He worked efficiently and the work is amazing, can't even tell there was a partition wall there now it's painted over. Definitely recommend and would use again.
Chloe GreenFacebook
03
fantastic job by Callum whole room patched and skimmed in a really tricky old house! can't recommend enough!
Lyndsey GillFacebook
04
Great work! I'm really pleased with the quality of finish and really tidy too! Would recommend and use again
Samantha LawsonFacebook
05
great fast work, friendly and professional, thankyou, would recommend
Nicola StuartFacebook
06
Great plastering company x
Liam McgovernFacebook
07
Professional, reliable and brilliant work. Would definitely recommend.
Kirsty LouFacebook
08
Excellent workmanship throughly recommended
Geoffrey CharltonFacebook
09
Walls are as smooth as a baby's bottom
Elan MurrayFacebook

Every one of these is a real recommendation on our Facebook page, going back to 2019.

The CK Damp Specialist team setting out a ceiling

Fig. 10On site, setting out a kitchen ceiling

07 / Meet Callum

The person who surveys it is the person who fixes it

CK Damp Specialist is run by Callum, a plasterer by trade who got tired of being called in to skim over damp that nobody had actually treated. So the business became the damp specialist as well.

Customers have been recommending the work on Facebook since 2019: a quote within ten minutes, a whole room patched and skimmed in a tricky old house, walls as smooth as a baby's bottom. Callum still turns up to every survey himself.

  • ALimited company, no. 14374455
  • BBased at Riverside Business Park, Middlesbrough
  • CCovering Teesside, the North East and North Yorkshire
Our promise

What you get every time

  1. 01

    Free damp survey and quote

    We come out, look properly and tell you what is going on. No charge, no obligation, no pressure.

  2. 02

    We find the cause, not just the stain

    Condensation, rising damp and penetrating damp all look similar on the wall but need different fixes. We work out which one you have before anyone picks up a trowel.

  3. 03

    A quote in minutes, not weeks

    Once we have seen the job you get a straight answer and a written price, usually there and then.

  4. 04

    Damp, plastering and rendering under one roof

    The same team treats the damp and puts the wall back, so you are not chasing two trades and the finish is right.

  5. 05

    Tidy, on time, little upheaval

    Dust sheets down, on the day we agreed, finished when we said. Customers keep mentioning it in reviews for a reason.

08 / Where we work

Teesside based, covering the North East and North Yorkshire

Based in Middlesbrough and out every day across the region. Towns we are in most weeks:

  • Middlesbrough
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Redcar
  • Hartlepool
  • Darlington
  • Yarm
  • Guisborough
  • Northallerton
  • Thirsk
  • Durham
  • Sunderland
  • Newcastle
  • Whitby
  • Richmond
  • and everywhere in between
Call or WhatsApp
07838 587175
Hours
Monday to Sunday, call or message any time

MapPins mark the towns above. The dotted line is the area we are in most often.

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