Dry Rot + Antifreeze? Help!

[adamsurrey]

Hi,

I'm having central heating installed and my plumber has had to deal with a chunk of crumbling floor board through Dry Rot. A 1 ft chunk needs replacing, I know the source of moisture (calor gas heater) and thankfully joists are all good. I want to treat the whole floor while the floors are bare.

I have heard than regular Antifreeze - (like from Halfords?) will kill the fungus and treat the the wood. So I just buy loads, decant into a spray and coat the area?... even using a mop or something to cover the whole floor with antifreeze?

This all sounds a bit mental - but is it?
Please help - could do without 'specialist' DPC sales men conducting more 'surveys'. Cheers.

 

[Burnerman]

A curious treatment, and certainly not recommended - although it may prevent your floors from freezing
Loads of proprietary products available in the DIY sheds, but bear in mind you get what you pay for!
John

 

[gregers]

thats a new 1 on me.

years back they used to use parrafin,but for obvious reasons they soon knocked that on the head.

ALSO be prepared to allow for more then what you think is rotton.

there are 2 ways of treating dry rot,look it up on the internet,containment and saturation.choose 1.
also you may need to upgrade your sub floor ventilation??.

 

[AronSearle]

also you may need to upgrade your sub floor ventilation??.

I would agree that is very likely the case, or inspect it for blockages.

As for antifreeze, uh why? Plenty of of the shelf timber treatments available, and I wouldn't see the need to treat vast swaths of unaffected areas anyway.

 

[gregers]

old school here,industry used to say 1m in all directions passed the last found outbreak.

 

[Nozzle]

What's the link you're making between dry rot and moisture, I don't get it? I thought dry rot was independent of moisture and is ball ache to get rid of as the little microbes need to be made dead!

Nozzle

 

[gregers]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_rot