Damp Survey Software for Heritage & Listed Buildings
In short
DampApp Pro is built for damp and timber professionals. It turns shorthand field notes into structured reports on-site, runs natively offline, and lets you document traditional masonry, lime plasters and timber floors with the detail heritage surveys require.
Surveying Grade I and Grade II listed buildings, or properties under Historic England guidance, calls for a different approach to damp diagnostics. Breathability and traditional materials need to be considered ahead of modern impermeable interventions.
Built for building historians
Many survey apps assume modern cavity walls and cement renders. DampApp Pro lets building historians and conservation officers document traditional solid masonry, lime plasters and suspended timber floors in their own terms.
1. Non-destructive documentation
Where destructive testing is not permitted, DampApp Pro lets you thoroughly record thermal-imaging findings, surface moisture readings and visible hygroscopic salt bands with timestamped photographs (EXIF-derived where available).
2. Environmental context
Historic buildings rely on passive ventilation. The OpenWeather and RainViewer integration lets you record external conditions and recent precipitation on the day of survey, helping to weigh recent weather against longer-term structural failure.
3. Pricing for evidence-heavy work
Heritage surveys are complex and evidence-heavy. DampApp Pro is £74.99 per month or £749.99 per year (GBP), available worldwide with local currency and regional pricing shown at checkout, so practices can assess it against their own reporting workload.
Frequently asked questions
Is DampApp Pro suitable for listed and heritage buildings?▾
Yes. You can document traditional construction — solid masonry, lime plasters and suspended timber floors — with custom defect libraries, photographs and moisture readings, rather than being limited to templates that assume modern cavity walls and cement renders.
How does it support non-destructive surveying?▾
Heritage work often rules out destructive opening up. DampApp Pro lets you record surface observations in detail — thermal-imaging findings, surface moisture readings and visible hygroscopic salt bands — with timestamped photographs (EXIF-derived where available) to build the evidence without intrusive testing.
Can it account for breathability and traditional materials?▾
You can describe breathable lime mortars and traditional finishes in your own words and defect categories, and use the psychrometric calculations (dew point and humidity per BS 5250) to assess condensation risk — helpful when modern impermeable repairs may have trapped moisture.
How does weather context help on heritage sites?▾
Historic buildings often rely on passive ventilation and can be sensitive to recent weather. The OpenWeather and RainViewer integration lets you record conditions and recent precipitation on the day of survey, which helps separate weather-driven damp from longer-term defects.
What does DampApp Pro cost?▾
DampApp Pro is £74.99 per month or £749.99 per year (GBP), available worldwide with local currency and regional pricing shown in the App Store and Google Play. A free tier is available, and Pro adds a daily AI Polish allowance plus the option to use your own AI key.
Preserve the past, modernise your reporting
Equip your heritage surveying work with an app that handles traditional building diagnostics.