
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.

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


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.

