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Dry Rot

Dry Rot Investigations.

Fungus disease that attacks both softwood and hardwood timber. Destruction of the cellulose causes discoloration and eventual crumbling of the wood. This frequently results in the collapse of wooden structures such as house flooring, roof joists, mine shafts, and ship hulls. Because the fungi require moisture for growth, dry rot occurs most often in places where the ventilation is poor or humidity is high or when the wood has been improperly seasoned.

Treatment of Dry Rot.

Treating dry-rot can involve removal of the affected timber (including all timber for a metre beyond the visible signs of the fungus), and extensive chemical fungicide treatments for all adjacent timber and the brickwork of any contaminated walls and plaster.

Environmental controls, such as isolation and ventilation, which ensure that the damp, unventilated conditions required by dry-rot do not occur. This technique is a simple way to ensure that the timber in a property does not become damp enough for dry-rot to attack, for example replacing dry-rot decayed joists with new timber using joist hangers, instead of building them back into the brickwork, or by using ventilated skirting board details to encourage ventilation of a floor void.

Robert Shanks (Joiners). If you have dry rot, it is probably best to have the problem looked at, and corrective action taken by a reputable specialist firm, so that you have a guarantee if the problems were to return. Robert Shanks (Joiners) are a specialist firm that can provide a detailed investigation of your problem and provide a report detailing the work required to repair the problem and also a quotation to cure the dry rot problem. Please contact the for further details.

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