Battery Point, TAS
Battery Point: Georgian sandstone beside the Derwent.
The main housing in Battery Point is 1830s–1870s Georgian, and Rising Damp Hobart meters those walls before we price any repair.
Battery Point's main housing dates from the 1830s to the 1870s. Georgian sandstone and brick cottages can sit on rubble or slate footings with no damp proof course, on lanes that run down toward Salamanca. Where a cottage is cut into the hill, ground presses against one of its walls, so what looks like rising damp on that side can be lateral damp coming through horizontally. The two need different treatments, and telling them apart is the whole point of metering the wall before quoting. If the house is heritage listed, that decides what methods are available before anyone drills a hole.
| Main housing | 1830s–1870s Georgian |
|---|---|
| Height above sea level | about 11 m |
| Height range within 250 m | about 2–33 m (7 of 8 points; 1 falls on water and is left out) |
| Derwent estuary shore (salt water) | about 0.3 km away (straight line) |
| Centre of Hobart | about 0.7 km away (straight line) |
| Main roads near the centre | Sandy Bay Road, Hampden Road, Castray Esplanade and Montpelier Retreat |
| Named parks nearby | Henslowe Park, Princes Park and St Georges Park |
Battery Point is 0.3 km from the estuary shore. Only Bellerive, at 0.2 km, is closer to salt water on this site. Wind off the Derwent can leave salt on sandstone, and salt in stone draws moisture out of humid air. So a wall here can look damp in a wet week from salt alone, with no water rising at all. Readings at several heights, inside and out, separate the two before anyone prices a course.
Prices are on the cost page and the measuring method is on the about page. Nearby: Sandy Bay, West Hobart, South Hobart, North Hobart.
We cover Hobart and the surrounding suburbs, from the Georgian cottages of Battery Point to the post-war brick of Glenorchy and Moonah.
We come out, meter the walls, look at the ground levels and tell you what is causing it. You get that in writing before we quote any repair. The visit is $450 plus GST.
