Kolkata · West Bengal
Damp and seepage inspection in Kolkata.
A trained inspector, a moisture meter and a thermal camera at your flat in Kolkata. Report on WhatsApp within 24 hours, in English, Hindi, Bengali.
On IMD normals, most rain falls between June and September, with humid conditions before and after. Pre-monsoon thunderstorms in April and May can also bring heavy rain.
Built here
What matters about Kolkata's buildings.
Inspectors look hardest at
- Skirting and lower walls in ground-floor flats and older buildings
- Walls behind wardrobes and in poorly ventilated rooms
- Ceilings under bathrooms in newer towers
- External walls near downpipes and drain joints
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Many older buildings are load-bearing brick without a reliable damp-proof course, so ground-floor walls can draw moisture up from the soil. This rising damp leaves a tide mark at skirting level.
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High humidity for much of the year means condensation on cold walls and behind wardrobes is common. Readings against a dry wall help separate condensation from a leak.
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Newer towers in Salt Lake, New Town and Rajarhat follow RCC frame construction with stacked bathrooms, where the ceiling under the bathroom above is the first place to look.
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Older buildings often have external pipes and downpipes fixed to the wall, and leaks at their joints show up inside as patches.
Areas served
Across Kolkata.
Travel within city limits is included; outside the limits we quote before you book.
- Ballygunge
- Behala
- Dum Dum
- Garia
- Jadavpur
- Lake Town
- New Town
- Salt Lake
- Tollygunge
- Rajarhat
- Alipore
- Park Circus
- 1BHK
- ₹3,499
- 2BHK
- ₹4,499
- 3BHK
- ₹5,999
- 4BHK
- ₹7,999
- Independent house
- ₹7,999
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Bengali
Taking possession of a new flat in Kolkata?
Defect complaints for registered projects go to West Bengal Real Estate Regulatory Authority (WBRERA). Read the West Bengal RERA defect guide
Questions from Kolkata buyers
Can you tell rising damp from a leak in an old Kolkata building?
The inspection looks at the pattern: rising damp usually shows a band of high readings at the base of the wall, while a leak follows a pipe, a joint or a ceiling. The report states the likely source as an opinion based on the evidence. Megahedge does not drill or open walls.
My flat is in an old building. Does RERA help me?
RERA covers registered projects. Older buildings completed before the Act usually fall outside it, so the route is the seller, the society or association, or the courts. A lawyer can advise you.
Which RERA authority covers Kolkata?
WBRERA. Our West Bengal RERA page explains how to raise a defect under Section 14(3) of the RERA Act, 2016.
Find the damp before you pay for your Kolkata flat.
Book a moisture and thermal inspection. Report on WhatsApp within 24 hours.