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Richardson and Starling specialists in woodworm, dry rot, dampness, wet rot, condensation, rising damp, waterproofing and window repair
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Richardson and Starling specialists in woodworm, dry rot, dampness, wet rot, condensation, rising damp, waterproofing and window repair

“your rot is our rot, Rot is Our business”

 

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

 

Richardson & Starling conduct wood problem surveys to inspect for woodworm, wet rot, wood 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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Wood Problems

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diagram showing the various phases of tmiber fungal attack

 

 

Timber Fungal Attacks

Diagram referenced from the BRE Ltd handbook

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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.

 

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Registered Office: Grange Works, Mill Lane, Rugeley, Staffs WS15 2JW

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