Diagnosis before treatment

Three damp mechanisms, three signatures

Interior

Condensation

Warm interior air on cold surfaces in under-ventilated rooms. Standard pattern behind new aluminium windows with no trickle vents.

Hygrometry · surface readings
Ground

Rising damp

Moisture climbing the base of solid masonry and granite walls by capillarity. The classic defect of pre-1951 construction in the north.

Probe readings · wall-base mapping
Envelope

Infiltration

Water entering from outside: failed roof membranes, cracked terraces, degraded seals, saturated façades in maritime climates.

IR thermography · borescope
32.1% of Portugal's population lives in a dwelling with damp or infiltrations, rising to 41.8% among the population at risk of poverty (INE, ICOR 2025).
Sources: INE Inquérito às Condições de Vida e Rendimento 2025 · InspectOS inspection methodology