Do you need dry rot repair in Lostock?  If you do not get the specialists in you may have your home becoming unstable, and in the worst case scenario, the house could collapse.  Dry rot is a fungus which spreads by airborne spores.  These are so small that unless they are present in enormous numbers you will not see them.  They tend to attack wood that has moisture in it as they cannot grow if the wood is completely dry. The moisture could come from high humidity after rain or from water that has been absorbed by the wood after a leak. The fungi send out strands which dissolve certain parts of the wood that give it strength and stiffness.

If you find some of the timber in your home has become brown and crumbly you may have a problem. In Lostock, you may need dry rot repair to eliminate this fungus from your home. If the infestation is not too bad there are chemical fillers which kill the fungi and help to strengthen the damaged timber. There are a number of other chemicals that can be used to kill the fungi. Our team of experts will decide which treatment is needed after examining your home.

When you need dry rot repair in Lostock we can help you. Contact Ascot Damp Proofing today and we will find the dry rot in your home and eliminate it. We will also give you advice on how to stop it coming back again. If necessary we will have to replace some of the badly damaged wood as once it has decayed there is no way to save it. Some of the worst dry rot takes place in beams where it cannot easily be seen. If it is growing on the top of the beam under the floor boards it is difficult to spot.  By the time you discover it the fungi may have already produced copious amounts of spores and your whole house may be infected.