• Home
  • Main Website
  • Commercial Pest Control
  • Property Care
  • Pest Reviews
  • Contact Us
deBugged
  • Home
  • Main Website
  • Commercial Pest Control
  • Property Care
  • Pest Reviews
  • Contact Us
Home  /  Property Care • United Kingdom  /  St. Swithin’s rains may need waterproof tanking
31 July 2015

St. Swithin’s rains may need waterproof tanking

Written by Jackie
Property Care, United Kingdom penetrating damp, rising damp, waterproof tanking, waterproofing Leave a Comment

ThinkstockPhotos-476248163-flooded-streetLegend has it that if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, then the wet weather will continue for 40 days!

Our current mix of sunny humid spells and heavy, torrential rain storms with the potential for hail and lightning means any property across the UK could suffer penetrating damp or even flooding issues.

“St. Swithin’s day if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain. St. Swithin’s day if thou be fair, for forty days ’twill rain nae mare.”

According to the Met Office there is no evidence that this legend will predict the weather. However there is a grain of truth, as weather often locks into a pattern in early summer, only beginning to change as autumn approaches.

So it would seem we are set for a typical British summer of hot humid spells and torrential downpours. This could well present issues for many homes and businesses that have basements, cellars or vaults that were never designed for modern living, or to cope with the effects of heavy, or persistent rains.

An example is in Aberdeen which received half its expected July rainfall in just a few hours on 7th July. This caused widespread flash flooding, as drainage systems were overcome. Which caused business and homeowners problems protecting their properties from the ingress of water.

They can suffer from penetrating or rising damp and even flooding, and as a result may not be used to their full potential. Waterproof Tanking – using Cavity Drain Membranes that utilise a studded membrane to line the walls and floors to provide a dry internal surface, could be the solution to protecting your property against the excesses of the UK’s summer weather!

 

Share On
Jackie

I joined UK Marketing for Rentokil Pest Control in January 2009. What an enlightenment that has been - cheese mites, bed bugs and confused flour beetles, I never knew such things existed but I have certainly learnt how Rentokil expertise and experience eliminates them. Now my mission is to use the website to show the UK that whatever their pest problem, Rentokil have the solution. Life outside of work revolves around my husband and kids, so life is pretty hectic!

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

Need some advice?

Talk to one of our experts:

For your Home

0808 231 5834

For your Business

0808 231 7897

Verification...

Ouch! There was a server error.
Retry »

Sending your request...

Quick Form

Fill in the form below and we will be in touch soon


Find us on Facebook

Find us on Twitter

Find Us on LinkedIn

Rentokil Pest Control

Rentokil Pest Control is part of Rentokil Initial — one of the world's largest providers of business services. Formed over 80 years ago, the company has grown to become UK's longest-established, best known and most trusted pest control service provider.

Camberley. 3,500+ employees

Rentokil Pest Control

Categories

  • Pest Control
  • United Kingdom
  • Property Care
  • Rodents
  • Birds
  • Pestaurant
  • Flying Insects
  • Crawling Insects
  • Spiders
  • Other Wildlife

Subscribe to the debugged blog


Category Posts

  • Fruit flies at your bar – why you need to get rid of them and how Flies, Insects, United Kingdom
  • Bed bugs can bite into hoteliers’ business reputation Bed Bugs, Insects, Pest Control, United Kingdom
  • Pigeon proofing solar panels Birds, Pigeons, Seagulls, United Kingdom
  • Bed bugs were biting whilst dinosaurs roamed Bed Bugs, Crawling Insects, Insects, Pest Control, United Kingdom

Latest Video

Recent Posts

  • Fruit flies at your bar – why you need to get rid of them and how July 15, 2019
  • hotelier-with-bedsheets-bed-bugs
    Bed bugs can bite into hoteliers’ business reputation June 28, 2019
  • Pigeon proofing solar panels June 19, 2019
  • bed bug close up image
    Bed bugs were biting whilst dinosaurs roamed May 28, 2019

© 2018 Rentokil Initial plc and subject to the conditions in the Legal Statement.

  • Latest News
  • Careers at Rentokil
  • Pestaurant
  • Noises in the Attic
  • Pest Control Customer Reviews
  • DIY Consumer Products
  • Manage Cookies
  • Company Information
  • Modern Slavery Statement
  • Legal Statement
  • RI Supplier Code
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • eBilling
myRentokil
myLearning
TRUSTPILOT