Dry Rot

Cyteq Ltd are experts in surveying and the treatment of Dry Rot conditions.

Dry Rot is the fungal decay of timber and often occurs when timbers are in prolonged contact with moisture, especially in poorly ventilated areas such as sub floors.

The fungal growth from Dry Rot may be in the form of white strands, sheet mycelium and fruiting bodies. These can penetrate through brickwork and mortar transporting moisture to dry, poorly ventilated areas, allowing the fungus to spread.

Unfortunately, Dry Rot is more difficult to eradicate than wet rot. Successful treatment of Dry Rot normally involves several key factors.

The first step to good and accurate Dry Rot treatment is to remove the moisture source(s) to establish a dry environment. Dry rot treatment then requires eradication of fungal growth and replacement of defective timber elements.

Therefore, Dry Rot treatment normally requires cutting out and disposing of defective timbers and then applying chemical treatment to adjacent areas to eradicate all fungal growth. Where masonry is affected, treatment of the brickwork may be required. This may involve a process called irrigation where the eradication of Dry Rot from masonry involves drilling the masonry and injecting a fungicidal preservative to the walls under pressure.

When the fungus has been eradicated and moisture sources removed, new timbers are then introduced whilst ensuring isolation from masonry with physical barriers and adequate ventilation to the floor voids. Where floor voids cannot be adequately ventilated, replacement in concrete may be required.

If you have any questions about Dry Rot treatment please feel free to get in touch with us today. Dry rot is a serious problem and can have and can have huge structural impacts on a property, so it’s best to get a professional to assess the situation as soon as possible.

See below for some images of Dry Rot and our work that has been completed to remedy the problem.