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About us

Local specialists trusted to protect properties for the long term

MP Preservation & Building Ltd is a practical, hands on team based on Oak Road in North Shields, focused on damp proofing, timber preservation, wall tie safety, plastering and durable reinstatement work across the North East. Company number 12167695.

Meet the team

Experienced people who care about getting the job right

Our survey and site teams combine preservation expertise with straightforward communication. We explain issues clearly, agree a practical plan and deliver to a clean, high finish standard.

  • Diagnostics & Reporting

    Survey Specialist

    Carries out condition surveys, moisture diagnostics and clear, cause first reporting before any work is recommended.

  • Treatment & Repairs

    Remedial Technician

    Delivers damp proofing and remedial treatments with clean workmanship and documented quality checks.

  • Project Delivery

    Site Team Lead

    Coordinates site progress, client updates and handover standards to keep projects on track from start to finish.

The MP Preservation & Building team standing in front of their fleet of liveried vans

Our impact

Built on repeat clients, referrals and reliable workmanship

Damp diagnosis is a judgement call as much as a moisture reading. Having seen the same housing stock hundreds of times is what makes that judgement reliable.

Years combined trade experience
50+Years combined trade experience
Property surveys and diagnostics
1,200+Property surveys and diagnostics
Average customer rating
5.0Average customer rating
Guarantee-backed treatment plans
30 yearGuarantee-backed treatment plans

How we work

Why we are trusted

Decades of practical experience and accountable delivery, from the first survey to the final handover.

  • Cause first surveys: we diagnose why the problem is happening before any work is prescribed.
  • Clear scope and costs: a fixed price in writing, with no vague recommendations or hidden extras.
  • Guaranteed results: treatments and repairs documented and guaranteed for 30 years.
  • Respectful worksites: dust sheeted, tidied daily and handed over clean.
  • Work carried out by our own team, not subcontracted out.
  • One point of contact from the first phone call to the final sign off.

Credentials

Accreditations and guarantees

Each of these can be checked independently, and the paperwork is issued with your quotation.

  • CHAS Elite accredited

    Independently assessed for health, safety and compliance standards.

  • Triton Approved Installer

    Approved to install Triton damp proofing and waterproofing systems.

  • 30 year guarantees

    Issued in the property owner's name on completion, transferable when you sell.

  • Work to British Standards

    BS 6576 for damp proof courses, BS 8102 for below ground waterproofing and BS 1243 for wall ties.

  • Fully insured

    Insurance details supplied with every quotation.

Area covered

Local to the housing stock we work on

Terraces, flats, Tyneside flats, post war semis and coastal properties taking the weather off the North Sea. Knowing how these buildings were put together is half the diagnosis.

  • North Shields
  • Whitley Bay
  • Tynemouth
  • Newcastle
  • Wallsend
  • Gosforth
  • Jesmond
  • Heaton
  • Killingworth
  • Cramlington
  • Morpeth
  • Blyth
  • Ashington
  • Ponteland
  • Sunderland
A row of red brick terraced houses with bay windows leading down towards the sea

Worried about damp in your property?

Book a free survey and we will tell you what is causing it, what needs doing and what it will cost, in writing. No pressure, no jargon, and nothing priced before the cause is confirmed.