Dry rot and damp
Dry rot and damp
We have identified a damp issue which is much worse than we thought. The downpipe from the gutter had been failing for some time (bodge job by the roofers). The frame for the front entrance rotted and we had to get the frame nearest the corner cut out and replaced and had someone in to do the guttering.
We have now found that internally in that corner there is dry rot and damp under the floor boards. The dry rot does not seem to have gone beyond the level of the skirting boards and some of...
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by Carpenters daughter
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Dry rot and damp
We have identified a damp issue which is much worse than we thought. The downpipe from the gutter had been failing for some time (bodge job by the roofers). The frame for the front entrance rotted and we had to get the frame nearest the corner cut out and replaced and had someone in to do the guttering.
We have now found that internally in that corner there is dry rot and damp under the floor boards. The dry rot does not seem to have gone beyond the level of the skirting boards and some of...
Read more
by Carpenters daughter
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum