SurveyMate Academy · Free
A free, structured introduction to diagnosing damp in UK buildings. Most damp is misdiagnosed for a handful of predictable reasons. This course is about not making those mistakes.
Seven modules, 39 lessons and 52 assessment questions. Module 1 is open to everyone with no signup at all; the rest unlock with an email address, and the final assessment issues your certificate.
What damp actually is, why buildings develop it, the four mechanisms behind almost every case, and why so much of it gets diagnosed wrong.
How walls, floors and roofs are actually built, and how each construction type handles moisture — or fails to. The building science you need before you can diagnose anything.
Each mechanism in depth — including hygroscopic salts, bridged damp-proof courses, and the mixed-cause cases that account for most of the difficult jobs.
Moisture meters, hygrometers and thermal cameras — what each one actually measures, where each one lies to you, and the PPE the job requires.
The full method, start to finish: pre-inspection questions, the external sweep, the room-by-room walkthrough, ventilation assessment, red flags, and evidence capture.
Turning evidence into a report that survives a second opinion: structure, neutral language, what to leave out, and recommendations you can safely stand behind.
A consolidated recap of the whole course, then a twenty-question assessment. Pass at 70% and your certificate is issued to your name.
It is not an accredited qualification and does not replace PCA or RICS training. It is the reasoning and method that formal training tends to assume you already have.
A qualification tells a client you know what you are doing. A listing is how they find you in the first place, and a report is what they judge you on.
Every SurveyMate plan includes a directory listing. Cancel any time during the trial.