Wet Rot or Dry Rot ?

dagda88

Hi,

I am trying to figure out if I have wet rot or dry rot.

I have had two builders out and they both say dry rot, I disagree.

I have done searches, looked up growth pattern, fruiting bodies, mycelium, identification and differences and from what I can see all point to it being wet rot.

Rot is localised to two area's. Area's which I have previously identified as having water damage i.e a leaky radiator and alongside a chimney breast.

From what I understand also, is that dry rot requires less water content than wet rot to spread and also spreads much quicker. However if that is the case, the place should be riddled.

Whereas wet rot requires a much higher water content and is localised to these high area's

All the signs point to wet rot for me but "experts" disagree.

I will be getting more opinions, but just would like to know what you think.

Thanks!

laois hibby

Any pictures?

dagda88

Hi,

I am a new user so I am unable to post them, but I will PM them to you if you would like to verify and share them please?

Calahonda52

without seeing pictures and some feel for time frame, age of house, etc its impossible to say.

as u can't post pics or proper links till u are 50 posts, maybe you could look at the following link and, based only on the criteria listed, say what makes you think it is dry rot
http://www.constructionchat.co.uk/articles/dry-and-wet-rot/

If it is dry rot, the spread is much further as well as quickly, through brick and block walls etc

TheChizler

I remember from construction studies that the only sure cure for dry rot was basically fire, and lots of it! So hopefully it's wet!

dagda88

Hi,

Can I send someone a link to the album and maybe one of you post them? I just uploaded them on image shack.

I think it's wet rot and based on the criteria listed it indicates wet rot.

For instance if you google wet rot and dry rot image search, purely based on image identification it looks like wet rot.

I'm just wondering if i have missed something because two separate builders disagree.

Or maybe it's some obscure form of dry rot that looks like wet rot.

TheChizler wrote: »

I remember from construction studies that the only sure cure for dry rot was basically fire, and lots of it! So hopefully it's wet!

Yeah I know chizler, I really dont want to go down the fire road....

Calahonda52

pm sent re pics

dagda88

They are all here:

imageshack+com/a/6Q14/1

dagda88

Note: Source of damp has been eliminated and certain sections of wood have dried out, also plaster behind skirting has been cleaned to some extent.

Calahonda52

dagda88 wrote: »

Note: Source of damp has been eliminated and certain sections of wood have dried out, also plaster behind skirting has been cleaned to some extent.

Pictures are here

https://imageshack.com/a/6Q14/1

FortySeven

Those pictures look suspiciously like the rot in the doorframes in my house. It then goes up behind the tiles in the VERY damp bathroom. Have yet to get an opinion on what it is but I think I may have both.

You can see pics in my thread, not much help I know but I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057446634&page=2