Albert 888 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) Just a picture of the bedroom. Should be out and a new floor and joists at week end all going well. Any tips for treatment of the good wood in the rest of the rooms. I'm going to be busy. Edited January 14, 2016 by Albert 888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) A good multicide should treat the remaining wood! Wish I had that space under MY floor! Make a cracking floor safe and store a fair few guns in it! Edited January 14, 2016 by Lord Geordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Thanks, I will Google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 5 star cuprinol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 personally the biggest mistake i made in this last house was leaving two suspended floors. they are far better off filled in with an insulated slab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 If I was keeping it I would seriously think about filling it with insulation, concrete and underfloor heating,but I'm doing it up to sell then hopefully I should get what I want. But now I have to do it on a budget,with a lot of graft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Do u not need tickets etc if treating dry rot?? Can be quite a specilaised job to do right. Need to cut 1-1.5m back into the good wood to make sure u've got all the spores.. No offence intended here, but i would not like to buy a house that has had amatuer dry rot treatmaent done. I'll try most things and have done house up in past but sometimes cutting corners and trying to save money isnae the best long term, sometimes u have to bite the bullet and do the job right wot ever it costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm fully removing all the joists in and around the area,it's confined to one room. Just thought as a precaution to treat the rest of the timbers and the new. The photo is just the start of the job,had to stop as it was getting late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'd suggest getting it professionally treated. The certificate is one more plus - and quite a big one at that - when you come to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hopefully getting advice from her in doors father,he something to do with building regs. I will remove as planned and see what the outlaw says,before refitting, only noticed it when running the new ring main in. I wonder what else I can find wrong. I'm thinking positively about it and doing it by the book as all the bills and papper work will aid the sale hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'd suggest getting it professionally treated. The certificate is one more plus - and quite a big one at that - when you come to sell it. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Please don't be offended but do you know the difference between wet rot gone dry or dry rot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 You need to burn your clothes after and make sure the spores don't spread even into your car seats . It's a serious problem honestly . We won't touch it as a joinery company as it spreads. It goes into brick, plaster, wood, etc . Nothing's safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Please don't be offended but do you know the difference between wet rot gone dry or dry rot?+1 If it were my house, I would want this checked by a qualified mycologist (ie NOT an "expert" or "specialist" from a rot treatment company). Buyers will be wary of any property with a history of dry rot, and you have a legal obligation to tell the truth when selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Not sure what it is. All wood removed,wearing a Paper suit and welly bobs. I suspect it been very damp in the room due to poor circulation of air and being on the darkish of the house. The wood is very light and dry and some of its crumbly to touch. Bagged it alk and got shut of it. I didn't see any fungi or webbing, it smells smells like a wet shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 There are some pictures of wet rot and dry rot here, which might help you decide which it was: http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/dry-rot-wet-rot-diagnosis.htm I cannot pretend to be any sort of expert, but if it is only wood that has been affected, and there were no signs of mycelium spreading over the walls, it may be only wet rot (simple to treat, and probably won't worry buyers and their mortgage companies very much). Best not delete any of your photos for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Now sorted new floor and joists fit,joists treated and ends and mid support parts protected from damp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Get a pro in if it's dry rot the spores spread you need a pro Wet rot gone dry you just chop out and replace like it's a rusty car Timber and damp specialists are what you require Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) I didn't find any spores or fungi just rotten wood that had gone like balsa wood. It appears that the house hadn't been venalated, all air vents have been cleaned out and the sub Base under the floor has now dried,heating has been ticking over with Windows open and condensation has vastly reduced. It was only a couple of joists that were on there way out so replaced the lot. Plasterers are coming tomorrow to weigh it up. Just bathroom, kitchen and living room and a bit of wiring. I'm going to get an expert in to have a look also. Edited January 16, 2016 by Albert 888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephensedgwick Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 hi Albert the norm with dry rot is fungus and some sort of root growth, and when disturbed it will fruit and release a powder which is very much like paprika to look at, we are sovereign approved installers and we still send samples off to their labs to make sure we have diagnosed the rot correct, as more often than not it is just wood rot ,if you think it was dry rot then the whole area should be treated even the walls, make sure you have good air flow in the floor void all the best with the refurb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 hi Albert the norm with dry rot is fungus and some sort of root growth, and when disturbed it will fruit and release a powder which is very much like paprika to look at, we are sovereign approved installers and we still send samples off to their labs to make sure we have diagnosed the rot correct, as more often than not it is just wood rot ,if you think it was dry rot then the whole area should be treated even the walls, make sure you have good air flow in the floor void all the best with the refurb Yes yes yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Can see dry rot becoming a massive problem local to me over the next few years. A lot of big old houses/farm houses have put fancy boimass boilers in to get the RHI payments, and in homw owners inrest to have the boilers running as much as possible due to the stupid way the scheme works, These old houses have been damp and freezing forever, now u can walk about inside them wit a T shirt in middle of winter, should be the perfect change in temp/conditions to let dry rot fruit and spread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tignme Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Asks for advice but will not listen. It will not be confined to one area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) Asks for advice but will not listen. It will not be confined to one area. I have sought advice and they are coming. I have done what can for now,and I don't need negative comments do i. Edited January 17, 2016 by Albert 888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Let's face it I bet many have simply removed and replaced without giving it a second thought or care. At least Albert has sort opinions from both PW and others for which I commend him.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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