Dry Rot is a fungus which feeds off wood. It requires a lower level of moisture than the Wet Rot fungi.
It has a root system (mycelium) that can spread behind wall plaster and into most building materials.
The treatment will vary depending upon the type, age of the property and the extent of the outbreak. All treatment will require curing the source of water. The removal of decay affected timbers and mycelium. Invariably plaster removal is required in order to sterilise brickwork so that the attack is eradicated. In some situations even solid floors have to be removed.
This photograph shows a dry rot fruiting body found lurking within a client’s wine cellar. This building is approximately 100 years old.
This photograph shows the spread of Dry Rot mycelium within a cupboard where it has covered a silver coffee pot and candelabra.
This photograph demonstrates the need to remove wall plaster to establish the full extent of the attack. As can be seen the Dry Rot in the above picture has eaten away a built in structural timber running horizontally beneath a ceiling joist.
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