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Environmental Building Solutions Ltd Churches

EBS staff have been involved with the investigations, analysis and monitoring of a large number of churches and other religious buildings to provide recommendations for damp, dry rot, moulds, woodworm, Death watch beetle, environmental control and sustainable conservation solutions. The following list describes a selection of these buildings.

damp in buildings

All Saints Church, Hoby

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
damp in buildings

Ararat Baptist Church, Whitchurch, Cardiff
  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Detailed investigation of dry rot decay to floor structure.

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St Laurence Church, Elmstead

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Detailed investigation of Death Watch Beetle Infestation to roof structure.

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St Mary’s Church, Feltwell

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Detailed investigation of dry rot decay to roof structure.

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St Mary’s Church, Lewisham

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.

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St Peters Church, Northampton

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.
  • Investigation of the masonry moisture contents.
  • Investigation of the internal environment and extensive environmental monitoring.
  • Thermal modelling and building simulation of the building envelope to identify cost-effective environmental strategies to minimise the potential of mould growth and decrease the possibility of any future damage to the decorative finishes & building fabric.
  • Infiltration testing (tracer gas technique) to assess background ventilation levels and its affect on mould growth.

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St Margaret of Antioch, Cowlinge

  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations
  • Independent death watch beetle and timber decay investigations

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Stockton Parish Church, Stockton

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations
  • Independent death watch beetle and timber decay investigations

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St Giles Church, Oxford

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
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Tabernacle Chapel, Treharris
  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

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Cotham St Michael Church, Stockton

  • Independent non-destructive damp investigations
  • Independent Death watch beetle investigations
  • Environmental Monitoring and advising on damp problems.

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St Peter’s and Paul’s Church, Leybourne

  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

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Glanvilles Wootton Church

  • Monitoring and advising on damp problems to the tower masonry.
  • Environmental monitoring and advising on damp problems

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Crescent Church, Newtown, Powys

  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

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St Mary’s Church Wroxham

  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.

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Presbyterian Church, Belfast

  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
  • Endoscopic inspection of floor voids

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Ebenezer Methodist Church, Guernsey

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.
  • Investigation of the internal environment and masonry moisture contents.

damp in buildings

Debno Church, Debno, Poland

  • Preliminary analysis of environmental monitoring data and ventilation rate data.
  • Preliminary thermal modelling and building simulation of the building envelope to predict how climate change by the periods 2025-2054 and 2070-2099 will affect the moisture content of the historic fabric and the indoor RH and temperature for collections.

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Dragor Church, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Installation of a monitoring system and monitoring of the building environment to give early warning of water penetration.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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The Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton

  • Continuous environmental monitoring of the internal & external environment to provide recommendations for environmental remediation and sustainable environmental.
  • Preliminary thermal modelling and building simulation.

damp in buildings

Walpole St Andrews, Norfolk

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.
  • Preliminary continuous environmental monitoring.



damp in buildings Shordetch Church, London

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems in the crypt of this church and first floor.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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St Blaise, Haccombe, Devon

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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St Georges, Great Bromley

  • Detailed investigation of decay to church pews throughout the building.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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St Madoc Church, Llanbadoc

  • Detailed investigation of dry rot decay to church floors.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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St Michaels Church, Stewkely

  • Detailed investigation of death watch beetle decay to bell frame structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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St Peters Church, Hammersmith, London

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigation.
  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.

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St Mary’s Crowned Roman Catholic Church, Glossop

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations
  • Detailed investigation of damp and timber decay.

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St Mary’s Church, Chesham

  • Detailed investigation of cracking to masonry structure of church tower.
  • Fibre optic and timber decay investigations.

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St Mary Magdalene Church, Willen

  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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St Mary’s Church, Bungay

  • Detailed investigation of decay to church floors.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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St Edmund King and Martyr, London

  • Detailed investigation of decay to timber spire.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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St George the Martyr, Southwark, London

  • Detailed investigation of death watch beetle decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

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St Paul’s Church, Stoneycroft, Liverpool

  • Investigation of the internal environment and masonry moisture contents.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

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St Leonards Church, Wyberton, Lincolnshire

  • Detailed investigation of deathwatch beetle decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Edlesborough

  • Investigation of biological damage to the stone fabric.

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Round Chapel - Hackney United Reform Church

  • Environmental surveys of moisture and building fabric decay combined with long term monitoring of environmental conditions. This project won Civic Trust Award.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

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Innerpeffray Chapel, Scotland

  • Environmental surveys of moisture and building fabric decay.
  • Independent non-destructive damp survey.
  • Mould infestation investigations to Frescoes.



The Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton

  • Continuous environmental monitoring of the internal & external environment to provide recommendations for environmental remediation and sustainable environmental.
  • Preliminary thermal modelling and building simulation.

damp in buildings

Walpole St Andrews, Norfolk

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.
  • Preliminary continuous environmental monitoring.

damp in buildings

Shordetch Church, London

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems in the crypt of this church and first floor.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Blaise, Haccombe, Devon

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Georges, Great Bromley

  • Detailed investigation of decay to church pews throughout the building.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Madoc Church, Llanbadoc

  • Detailed investigation of dry rot decay to church floors.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Michaels Church, Stewkely

  • Detailed investigation of death watch beetle decay to bell frame structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Peters Church, Hammersmith, London

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigation.
  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.

damp in buildings

St Mary’s Crowned Roman Catholic Church, Glossop

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations
  • Detailed investigation of damp and timber decay.

damp in buildings

St Mary’s Church, Chesham

  • Detailed investigation of cracking to masonry structure of church tower.
  • Fibre optic and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Mary Magdalene Church, Willen

  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Mary’s Church, Bungay

  • Detailed investigation of decay to church floors.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Edmund King and Martyr, London

  • Detailed investigation of decay to timber spire.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St George the Martyr, Southwark, London

  • Detailed investigation of death watch beetle decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

damp in buildings

St Paul’s Church, Stoneycroft, Liverpool

  • Investigation of the internal environment and masonry moisture contents.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

damp in buildings

St Leonards Church, Wyberton, Lincolnshire

  • Detailed investigation of deathwatch beetle decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Edlesborough

  • Investigation of biological damage to the stone fabric.

damp in buildings

Round Chapel - Hackney United Reform Church

  • Environmental surveys of moisture and building fabric decay combined with long term monitoring of environmental conditions. This project won Civic Trust Award.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

Innerpeffray Chapel, Scotland

  • Environmental surveys of moisture and building fabric decay.
  • Independent non-destructive damp survey.
  • Mould infestation investigations to Frescoes/Wall paintings.

damp in buildings

Ebenezer Methodist Church, Guernsey

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.
  • Investigation of the internal environment and masonry moisture contents.

damp in buildings

Debno Church, Debno, Poland

  • Preliminary analysis of environmental monitoring data and ventilation rate data.
  • Preliminary thermal modelling and building simulation of the building envelope to predict how climate change by the periods 2025-2054 and 2070-2099 will affect the moisture content of the historic fabric and the indoor RH and temperature for collections.

damp in buildings

Dragor Church, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Installation of a monitoring system and monitoring of the building environment to give early warning of water penetration.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

The Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton

  • Continuous environmental monitoring of the internal & external environment to provide recommendations for environmental remediation and sustainable environmental.
  • Preliminary thermal modelling and building simulation.

damp in buildings

Walpole St Andrews, Norfolk

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.
  • Preliminary continuous environmental monitoring.

damp in buildings

Shordetch Church, London

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems in the crypt of this church and first floor.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Blaise, Haccombe, Devon

  • Monitoring and advising on the timber decay and damp problems.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Georges, Great Bromley

  • Detailed investigation of decay to church pews throughout the building.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Madoc Church, Llanbadoc

  • Detailed investigation of dry rot decay to church floors.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Michaels Church, Stewkely

  • Detailed investigation of death watch beetle decay to bell frame structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Peters Church, Hammersmith, London

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigation.
  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.

damp in buildings

St Mary’s Crowned Roman Catholic Church, Glossop

  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations
  • Detailed investigation of damp and timber decay.

damp in buildings

St Mary’s Church, Chesham

  • Detailed investigation of cracking to masonry structure of church tower.
  • Fibre optic and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Mary Magdalene Church, Willen

  • Detailed investigation of timber decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Mary’s Church, Bungay

  • Detailed investigation of decay to church floors.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Edmund King and Martyr, London

  • Detailed investigation of decay to timber spire.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St George the Martyr, Southwark, London

  • Detailed investigation of death watch beetle decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

damp in buildings

St Paul’s Church, Stoneycroft, Liverpool

  • Investigation of the internal environment and masonry moisture contents.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations

damp in buildings

St Leonards Church, Wyberton, Lincolnshire

  • Detailed investigation of deathwatch beetle decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Edlesborough

  • Investigation of biological damage to the stone fabric.

damp in buildings

Round Chapel - Hackney United Reform Church

  • Environmental surveys of moisture and building fabric decay combined with long term monitoring of environmental conditions. This project won Civic Trust Award.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

Innerpeffray Chapel, Scotland

  • Environmental surveys of moisture and building fabric decay.
  • Independent non-destructive damp survey.
  • Mould infestation investigations to Frescoes.

damp in buildings

St James the Less, St Peter Port, Guernsey

  • Environmental monitoring of tower.
  • Masonry Salt Contamination Survey, Salt analysis.

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St Mary's Church, South Holmwood

  • Detailed investigation of deathwatch beetle decay to roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.

damp in buildings

St Mary’s church, Hampstead Norreys

  • Detailed investigation of deathwatch beetle decay to tower roof structure.
  • Independent non-destructive damp, dry rot, wet rot and timber decay investigations.



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