Wet rot and dry rot are timber decay that follows damp. The survey finds the soft, cubed, or fruiting wood and the water is stopped, or the rot returns. It is for houses in England, Scotland, and Wales. Send the quote form or WhatsApp with where the timber sits.
Wet & Dry Rot Treatment
Wet rot stays in timber that is wet. Joist ends, window frames, and plates next to a leak or a damp wall are typical. It does not march across dry masonry looking for more wood.
Dry rot is a fungus that can travel through masonry to find more timber, once it has a moisture source. A fruiting body, grey strands, or deep cuboidal cracking need a wider inspection than a single skirting.
Open up, cut out timber that has lost its strength, preserve what is sound, and repair the damp. Dry rot adds a search of the adjacent masonry and concealed timber.
A spray over painted timber is not a rot repair. Floor sanding is not this service. A plumber is the right trade if the only defect is a live leak and the wood is still sound.
Wet & Dry Rot Treatment
The end in the pocket fails first. Wet rot is the usual finding. The pocket and the wall damp are both in the quote.
A musty floor and a springy board can be a wet oversite or a leaking pipe. The boards come up where the survey cannot see.
Wet rot in a sill is often failed paint and rain, not a damp-proof course issue.
Dry rot strands can sit between plaster and masonry. If the survey suspects that, the opening-up is wider than a joist end.
Wet rot stays where the timber is wet. Dry rot can travel to find more timber. The survey names which one before the opening-up is priced.
Treating the timber and leaving the moisture in place fails again. The wall, the leak, or the void ventilation is in the same quote.
The pattern of decay decides how far we open up. A photo is not that decision.
The pattern of decay decides how far we open up.
Leak, rising damp, rain, or a wet oversite.
Timber that has lost its strength is removed past the decay.
Preservative is specified for the timber left in place.
New wood is not returned to a wall or oversite that is still wet.
The treatment named in the written quote carries a 30-year guarantee.
The price follows how far the decay has gone, how much building has to be opened, and the damp repair. Dry rot usually costs more than local wet rot because the inspection is wider. A single “spray” price does not describe either job.
Questions that decide whether this is the right job.
Wet rot stays with the wet timber. Dry rot can show strands or a fruiting body and needs the surrounding masonry checked. We confirm it on site, not from the name on a stain.
It comes back if the timber stays damp. The quote includes stopping that water.
No. Opening up follows the decay. A whole-floor strip is specified only when the survey shows it is needed.
It is a reason to survey promptly, especially if timber nearby is soft. Do not sand it off and paint it. Send a photo with the form and we will book the inspection.
Tell us the floor, whether it follows rain, and the postcode. The quote follows the survey.
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Name the room, the floor, and what the wall is doing. WhatsApp takes the same details.