Wet Rot Treatment 

Wet rot in a building, like dry rot calls for specialist wet rot treatment.  In order to grow wet rot requires a regular source of moisture ingress, which can be the result of defective plumbing, gutters, downpipes, stone pointing, etc. The moisture together with the presence of wood will allow wet rot spores to germinate. It is therefore important to choose a supplier familiar with wet rot life cycles who is qualified as a wet rot specialist.

The growth process of wet rot will remove the strength from the timber it encounters in a similar fashion to that of dry rot thus calling for immediate treatment to prevent spread.  However, the mycelium of wet and dry rot are quite different with the wet rot fungus being largely black and usually much more localised than its dry rot counterpart.  The fruiting body of wet rot is also quite different from dry rot and is more rarely encountered. Where there is no obvious mycelium present wet rot and dry rot can normally be differentiated by the differing colour of the decayed timber and, the size and type of cracking demonstrated by the timber as the rot progresses. Specialist wet rot treatment will be required to inhibit this.

Wet rot repair can usually be carried out by removing the moisture source and drying out the surrounding fabric thus preventing further spread.  Where any affected timber has lost its strength, removing that timber and replacing with new timber treated against the potential germination of wet rot spores ensures the structural integrity of the building. Specialist wet rot treatment will be required to finish it off.

Wet rot treatment involves identification of the life cycle and eradication through chemical spray and other wet rot treatments carried out be the team at Wise Property Care.