A FOURTH edition of the brochure on “Dry Rot in Wood” has been issued from the Forest Products Research, Laboratories, under the auspices of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Bull.

We all know what happens when lumber stays wet for long periods of time in a poorly-ventilated area. The inside of the wood breaks down and turns to mush. The technical term is dry rot, and it's ...

DRY ROT, or serpula lacrymans, the fungus which attacks structural timber in buildings with dramatic - and very expensive - results is really not funny. 'Dry rot' seems a contradictory term ...

Do you have wood rot happening at your home? It’s a very common problem, and it’s getting worse each year, in my opinion, because new lumber is more susceptible to rot, and many tradespeople are not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black Mold vs. Wood Rot The differences between black mold and wood rot may seem minimal at first glance. Both occur on wood ...