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diagram showing the various phases of tmiber fungal attack

 

 

Diagram referenced from the BRE Ltd handbook

 

Do you have problems or concerns about structural timber decay in your property?

 

Richardson & Starling conduct wood surveys to inspect for woodworm, wet rot, and dry rot, to identify wood problems leading to structural timber decay . Our qualified surveyors will provide comprehensive wood repair recommendations with wood rot reports, identifying causes of attack where necessary for wood rot removal and an overall wood rot protection.

 

 

 

 

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Timber Fungal Attacks

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Fruit-body
releasing spores
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          Strands
formed by aggregation
           of hyphae
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        Mycelium
 formed of numerous
branching hyphae
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Decaying
timber
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The following diagram will help you understand timber fungal attack.

In the diagram below you will see the life cycle that wood goes through when a fungal attack takes place.  There are many types of fungi from wood dry rot to wood wet rot all of which vary in appearance.

 

Dry Rot | Wet Rot | Rising Damp | Woodworm | Basement Waterproofing | Window Repair
Wood rot surveys | woodworm surveys | wet wood surveys | rising damp surveys

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