When you inspect your home on a regular basis for either dry rot or wet rot, these precautions may save you additional future expenses.  Let’s now discuss how to better understand if your home has rotting issues, what to look for and how to fix.

How Does Dry Rot Develop:
Typically dry rot breeds in warm and moist area’s and, if your home has any area’s with poor ventilation, dry rot may breed in this situation as well.  Most dry rot is found in the wood planks or timber of a home construction. You can detect dry rot when there is a distinctive odor similar to a musty smell or you physically see some swelling, buckling and or discoloration of a surface area

This author would suggest you contact a local contractor if you suspect dry rot in your home. A professional and affordable home contractor will have a better understanding how to apply treatments for dry rot and save you much future expenses.

There are many reasons why dry rot can come back even after treating the immediate cause for your dry rot situation. Consult with your professional home contractor to come up with a strategy to make sure dry rot does not breed and revisit your home. For example: One such preventative treatment for future dry rot is to treat the wood in your home with a wood preservative.

Wet Rot Treatments:
Wet rot typically occurs under wetter situations. Consider this as our seasons change. Treating wet rot is very similar to dry rot treatments.

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