Yorkshire Dampcourse & Wall Ties			Associated Preservation Systems
TIMBER PRESERVATION, DAMP-PROOFING, BASEMENT CONVERSION & WALL TIE SERVICES

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Welcome to the YDCWT / APS Web Pages

Yorkshire Dampcourse (YDCWT) and Associated Preservation Systems (APS) are the trading names of Catrake Ltd. YDCWT and APS have been trading from Leeds, UK since about 1975, servicing the requirements of West, South and North Yorkshire for both domestic customers and commercial clients. Our specialities are damp-proofing, flood / water damage remediation, timber treatment and replacement, woodworm, wet and dry rot treatments. We are also able to undertake basement conversions and structural works such as wall tie replacement, wall lateral restraint and mortar bed reinforcement and strapping. We can provide help, advice and solutions to problems of penetrating dampness and condensation. Most recentltly we are also able to offer advice and control treatments for invasive plant species, such as Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam and giant hogweed.

These web pages were last updated in July 2011 and are designed to provide detailed information on what we do.

Please click here to be redirected to our new site www.yorkshiredampcourse.co.uk

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The company is a member of the following recognised trade organisations and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority :-

	Property Care Association (PCA), formally the British Wood Preserving and Damp Proofing Association (BWPDA) and the Structural Waterproofing Group (a specialist group within the PCA) – setting the standards for in-situ timber treatment, wall tie replacement, damp-proofing and the basement structural waterproofing industry.
	Websites: www.property-care.org www.bwpda.co.uk

	Guarantee Protection Insurance Company (GPI) - providing FSA regulated insurance backed long term guarantees protecting customer's guarantees issued by a contractor who may go out of business for whatever reason.
	Website: www.gptprotection.co.uk	E-mail: info@gptprotection.co.uk

	TrustMark - government endorsed standards to help people find reputable firms to do repair, maintenance and improvement work in the home.
	Website: www.trustmark.org.uk

	The Federation of Masterbuilders (FMB) - the building industry’s trade organisation, representing nearly 16,000 members.
	Website: www.fmb.org.uk	E-mail: info@fmb.org.uk

Contact Us:

Postal address	Unit F2, WIRA Business Park, Ring Road, West Park, Leeds, LS16 6EB, UK
Telephone	YDC - 0113 230 5515	APS - 0113 275 3178
Fax	0113 230 5525
E-Mail	martin@yorkshiredampcourse.co.uk
Directions	From the Ring Road (A6120, north west of Leeds) at West Park, Leeds, LS16, we are off Clayton Wood Road, which is between the WIRA Business Park and the Watt Gilchrist building. Our entrance is at the rear of the WIRA building. See map at www.multimap.com (type in postcode LS16 6EB)

What We Do:

	Rising Damp Treatment		Penetrating Damp Advice
	Condensation Control		Basement Conversion and Tanking
	Woodworm Treatment		Wet & Dry Rot Treatment
	Wall Tie Replacement		Replastering After Damp-proofing
	Health & Safety		Guarantees and Insurance

DISCLAIMER : These web pages are for information, help and guidance only, and are not intended to provide exhaustive technical descriptions of any of the subjects covered. They do not form part of any contract. Catrake Limited can not accept liability for the consequences of anyone acting on the information given here. For clarification of any of the contents contact us.