Dry Rot Fungus (Serpula Lacyrmans)

The dry rot fungus, Serpula lacrymans, is often regarded as the ‘cancer’ of a building. Many myths have built up concerning what this fungal decay is capable of doing, occasionally leading to the belief that the fungus is indestructible and that the whole of the building will have to be pulled down.

However, dry rot is vulnerable to certain environmental effects and, like all wood destroying fungi, it has essential needs, and it is those needs that limit the extent of spread and damage that this organism can inflict. Unfortunately dry rot is a very secretive organism, favouring dark, damp stagnant conditions to develop. This is frequently why it is able to spread extensively before the damage is first noticed.

Our Treatment

Many people expect large volumes of chemicals to be used and that they will have to put up with the risk of any toxic effects and unpleasant odours and fumes which may be a part of the treatment.

Our treatment involves a new series of fungicides based on boron, a naturally occurring mineral. These new products are virtually odourless and have a mammalian toxicity generally in the order as that of common household salt! Furthermore, our treatment formulations are ‘environmentally friendly’ and have a very significant advantage over the traditional dry rot preservatives in that they are water diffusible and therefore diffuse into those areas that are particularly susceptible to dry rot and other decays, i.e., where the wood is wet; the traditional preservative will not diffuse into wet timber therefore leaving such wood at great risk of decaying.

Our fully guaranteed specialist treatment, coupled with good building practice, will ensure that a building will be at very little risk from further dry rot activity and yet not put the occupants or the environmental risk from the problems which can arise from the use of traditional timber and masonry preservatives.

All our specialist Dry Rot Treatments come with a 30 Year Guarantee!

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