Rising Damp? I don't think so...
The great Serpula Lacrymans, aka Dry rot experiment. It started with a keen interest into how this aggressive fungal growth ticks. Everyone will tell you "That's Dry rot!!" And in the process scare you half to death. Truth is, it'll very rarely be dry rot....
Any property can fall into this sort of disrepair if left to the elements. Mother Nature will always find a way in! Don't let your property follow the same fate. Have an damp and timber inspection, gain some useful tips and save yourself the stress...
The term “Wood Worm” is actually a generic description used for the wood munching larvea spawned by wood boring insects. These range from the Common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) to the very destructive House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) I have seen many an infestation in peoples...
That is the million dollar question! Basically, rising damp is the passage of groundwater rising up through a porous masonry material. The water rises through a series of inter-connecting pores called capillary action, which means the porous masonry soaks up groundwater like the wick in...
