Peter Cox and Enviro-Dogs have formed a partnership to detect dry rot in buildings. Specialist sniffers will be employed to detect significant structural issues for property owners. The dogs, including Border Collies and Springer Spaniels, have been specially trained...
Isn’t it lovely knowing you are cosy and dry inside your home whilst it pours down with rain outside. The rain is on the outside, and you are inside, so there is nothing to worry about right?… Wet rot...
Ok so woodworm and mould may not be what you class as ‘treasures’, but they can however be hidden dangers in your home! Issues that are visible in your home can be a pain but the majority of the...
Whether you are looking for repair services on your commercial building or preservation services for your home, it is easy to forget to check a trader’s background when you want the services carried out as soon as possible. There...
Further to a blog post about the play, here’s a little more on its author. John Chapman may not be a name familiar to everyone but it’s highly likely you’ve seen some of his work once or twice during...
Welcome to part two of our A – Z guide. So let’s now take a look at the latter end of the alphabet and see what else we can discover about dry rot. M is for Mycelium A mycelium...
Welcome to our A – Z guide to dry rot. You may have heard of it and you may even think your home or place of work is suffering from it, but it’s likely something that many people don’t...
Wet rot and dry rot, two different types of rot, both can cause damage to properties, but what is the difference between the two? Wet Rot Wet rot is a type of fungal infection of timber, the fungus takes...
The fifth mould we are going to discuss in our series of ‘Moulds in the house’ is Wet Rot. If the level of moisture is increased, then wet rot Coniophora puteana may result, which thrives on a higher moisture...
The fourth mould we are going to discuss in our series of ‘Moulds in the house’ is Dry Rot. Another fungus that produces spores is dry rot, Serpula lacrymans (formerly Merulius lacrymans). This is a very serious form of timber decay...