Damp proofing in Andover
Dry Rot Treatment in Andover
Dry rot treatment in Andover. Dry rot feeds on damp timber and can spread through masonry as well as wood, so it needs treating promptly and thoroughly.
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Dry Rot Treatment
Dry Rot Treatment across Andover
Dry rot treatment in Andover. Dry rot feeds on damp timber and can spread through masonry as well as wood, so it needs treating promptly and thoroughly.
We trace the dry rot in the Andover property, treat and replace affected timber and, just as importantly, cure the damp that allowed it to start.
What’s included
What dry rot treatment in Andover covers
Every quote varies depending on the property and what the job needs, but here is what a typical dry rot treatment job in Andover covers from start to finish.
- Inspection of affected joists, skirtings and timbers
- Treatment for woodworm, wet rot or dry rot
- Cutting out and replacing badly affected wood
- Application of preservative to protect sound timber
- Dealing with the damp that caused the problem
How we do it
Dry Rot Treatment in Andover: the process
Step 01
Inspect
We identify the type of infestation or rot and how far it has spread.
Step 02
Deal with the damp
The moisture feeding the problem is addressed so treatment lasts.
Step 03
Treat and replace
Timber is treated, and badly affected sections are cut out and replaced.
Step 04
Protect
Sound timber is treated with preservative to guard against a return.
Dry rot treatment in Andover
Dry rot is the most destructive of the timber decay fungi, and the only one that can spread through masonry to reach wood it has not touched yet. Caught early it is a contained repair. Left alone it travels through a property, which is why it is worth identifying properly rather than guessing.
How to recognise dry rot
Affected timber darkens, shrinks and cracks into brick-shaped cubes, which is the single most reliable sign. A damp, mushroomy smell often arrives before anything is visible at all.
You may also find white or grey cottony growth spreading across surfaces, fine strands running over masonry and plaster, or a flat, rust-coloured fruiting body shedding brick-red spore dust. Wet rot, by comparison, stays where the wood is wet and does not travel.
Why dry rot spreads the way it does
Dry rot needs timber at around twenty per cent moisture content or above to establish, which is why it follows plumbing leaks, failed gutters, penetrating damp and unventilated voids in Andover properties.
Once established it behaves unusually. Its strands can carry moisture with them, letting the fungus push through mortar joints and behind plaster to reach dry timber some distance away. That is why an outbreak in one room turns up in the next, and why treatment has to establish how far it has actually gone.
How dry rot treatment works
Treatment starts with finding the full extent, which usually means lifting floorboards or opening up sections rather than working from what is visible. Underestimating the spread is the most common reason an outbreak comes back.
Affected timber is cut out well beyond the visible decay and replaced with pre-treated wood. Surrounding masonry and sound timber are treated with fungicide, and infected plaster is taken off where strands have run behind it.
Most important is the moisture. Dry rot cannot survive in dry timber, so unless the leak, the failed gutter or the blocked ventilation is put right, everything else is temporary.
Dry rot treatment cost in Andover
Dry rot treatment cost is driven by how far the outbreak has travelled and how much structural timber is involved. A contained patch around a leaking pipe is a modest repair. An outbreak that has moved through a floor structure and into adjoining walls is a significant one.
We survey the Andover property free of charge, establish the actual extent, and quote the timber work and the moisture repair in writing before anything starts.
Dry rot treatment near you in Andover
We cover SP10 and the villages around Andover, including Upper Clatford, Abbotts Ann, Hatherden, Binley, Shalbourne and Stanton St Bernard. Dry rot is the one damp-related problem where delay genuinely costs money, because the spread is not limited to where the wood is already wet.
Book a free survey and we will tell you how far it has gone before quoting to deal with it.
Book a free dry rot treatment survey in Andover
Tell us what you have noticed and we will come out, find the cause and provide you with a written quote with no obligation.
The quote
Dry Rot Treatment in Andover costs
Every property is different, so we quote each Andover job on its own after a free survey rather than off a description. These are the things that move the figure, and we set it all out in writing before any work starts. The visit is free.
- The type of problem, woodworm, wet rot or dry rot
- How far it has spread through the timber
- How much wood needs replacing
- Access to floors, roof spaces or skirtings
Common questions
Dry Rot Treatment in Andover: your questions
How much does dry rot treatment cost?
Is dry rot really that serious?
How do you stop it coming back?
How do I know if I have woodworm or rot?
Do you replace the affected wood?
Will the treatment smell or disrupt the house?
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