Welcome to part two of Damp Sam’s Damp show interview. In this episode, Sam takes us through his journey from learning his first trade at college all the way to setting up All Dry Damp proofing. Hear about all of the different roles and companies Damp Sam has worked for, listen to stories on site and find out more about what it takes to make it as a tradesman.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Learning a trade is appealing because you’re not traveling to the same place every day, each day is different and you’ll experience new and exciting things at different sites each day.

  • The government community programme was a year-long scheme introduced to provide extra opportunities to work and funded tradespeople to work on government buildings, churches etc. This initiative provided people with two and a half days of work per week.

  • All dry damp proofing is a new system of damp proofing that involves injecting a silicone-based damp proof cream into drilled holes in the property. The solution then penetrates the masonry and creates a water repellent barrier.

BEST MOMENTS

“I had to make a decision on the spot and said yes to being a plasterer but I didn’t know what one was.”
“I always had it in my head that I wanted to make a trade”
“Because of the strikes, I was let go”
“I decided I would do whatever it takes to finish my 3rd year and become a plasterer”
“The government community scheme was great and I learnt a lot onsite as a labourer.”
“Garden building services introduced me to working with damp, which was a bit more specialist.”

ABOUT THE HOST
Simon Cooper AKA Damp Sam is a time served plasterer since 1983 and has a HNC in building management. He is the director of 3 Ltd companies and a PCA qualified Damp and structural waterproofing surveyor. He also owns a portfolio of properties that he renovated over the years.

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CONTACT METHOD

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