Print this pageFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
If you’re confronted with dampness and timber problems for the first time, remember that many other home owners will probably have had to deal with them as well, so here’s how you can benefit from their experience – by browsing through the questions we are most frequently asked.
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If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, then go to our ‘Ask the Experts’ page and let us help you on a one-to-one basis.
When wood turns black, what does this mean ?
Could be a number of reasons such as -
1) Attack by wood rotting fungi. Some fungi are termed brown rots including dry rot and cellar fungus and these have a tendency to darken affected timber.
2) Prolonged exposure to moisture will cause timber to darken
3) Black spot mould on the surface as a result of excessive condensation will have the same effect
3) Oak that is damp is particularly prone to turning black.
