There are a variety of different Wet Rot Fungi.  They feed off wood and require saturated conditions to thrive.  The moisture content in affected wood will often be over 20%.

 Wet Rot has a root system (mycelium) which spreads in a different way to Dry Rot. A Wet Rot outbreak tends to be far more localised than with Dry Rot.  Most of our Wet Rot treatments take place in floors.

The treatment of Wet Rot will depend upon the extent of the outbreak.  All treatments will require the cure of the source of water.  The subsequent removal of affected timbers and new timbers are isolated from damp brickwork.

This photograph shows the underside of a kitchen floor.  The decay having been caused by a leaking washing machine.  The white fern like growth in the top right hand corner of the picture is covering one of the floor joists and is very different from the growth associated with Dry Rot fungus.



This photograph show a section of floor joist which has been attacked by Wet Rot.    It is interesting to see that the Wet Rot has eaten away at the middle of the wood leaving an unscathed appearance to the side.  You can also note the small cuboidal cracking of the rotten wood.