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A damp proofer diagnoses and treats damp problems in buildings - rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation - using chemical injection, tanking, waterproof membranes and ventilation solutions.

Many older Scottish properties, particularly stone-built ones, suffer from damp issues that worsen if left untreated, leading to damaged plaster, timber rot and unhealthy living conditions.

Be cautious of firms that diagnose rising damp everywhere - get an independent survey first, as the cause is often condensation or penetrating damp, which requires a different and often cheaper solution.

Callander is a town at the eastern gateway to the Trossachs, sitting on the River Teith where the A84 begins its climb into the Highlands.

It has been a tourist destination since the 18th century and its broad main street is lined with hotels, outdoor shops, cafes and restaurants that serve visitors year-round.

The town has strong associations with Rob Roy MacGregor, whose story - part history, part legend - runs through much of the surrounding landscape.

Ben Ledi rises to the west, the Bracklinn Falls walk starts at the edge of town and the Trossachs Trail and Rob Roy Way both pass through.

Callander is a working town as well as a tourist one, with a good range of everyday services and a strong community life beneath the seasonal bustle.

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Stirling is a council area stretching from the city of Stirling in the heart of Scotland's central belt northward and westward into the Trossachs, the Breadalbane hills and some of the most dramatic Highland landscape in the country.

The city of Stirling sits at the historic crossing point of the River Forth, the strategic gateway between the Lowlands and the Highlands - a position that made it one of the most fought-over places in Scottish history.

North of the city, the character changes rapidly: the lowland farmland of the Forth valley gives way to the lochs, forests and mountains of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and further north to the remote glens of Breadalbane.

The council area takes in everything from suburban commuter towns like Bridge of Allan and Dunblane to Highland villages like Killin, Crianlarich and Tyndrum - an extraordinary range of landscape and settlement within a single local authority.

Transport links are strong around the city, with the M9, M80 and several rail lines converging on Stirling, though the Highland communities to the north rely on the A84, A85 and the scenic West Highland railway line.