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Enter our site H	TIMBER DECAY The Problem: All wood rotting fungi are the result of timbers being kept in contact with persistent dampness. Dry rot, Serpula lacrymans, is potentially the most serious, having the Dry rot      Wet rot ability to grow and spread through materials from which it gains no nutritional value such as brick, soil and plasters. The conditions it requires tend to make it 'secretive', and so damage is frequently quite advanced by the time it is discovered. 'Wet rot' is the term given to all other rots. Like dry rot these also require wood to be damp. However, in general terms they do not have the ability to spread via damp masonry, plaster, etc. like dry rot; they tend to be very much more restricted to the timber. Sometimes they are difficult to detect as decay can be internal. Our Answer: Primarily we stop the water which is causing the rot - dry wood doesn't rot! So the initial work involves good building practice including repairing defects; this approach retains as much of the original structure and materials as possible, especially important when dealing with historic or period buildings. All materials used in re-instatement are high quality; timbers are isolated from potential dampness and preservative treated where deemed appropriate in accordance with good practice. Such an approach minimises disruption and loss of original materials. And, of course, all our work covered by our 20 guarantee which can be further backed up by a GPT Insured Guarantee.	Our credentials H British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association members British Structural Waterproofing Association Members Guarantee Protection Trust Insurance Backed Guarantees