Hi,
Just bought a fixer-upper house and found a little surprise in the crawl space under the house.
I think it's dry rot, but it's only affecting the dirt under the house and doesn't seem to be climbing the brickwork or have affected any of the joists (yet!).
I've fixed the gutter at the front of the property which was leaking badly and I've applied Cupranol 5* to the fungus on the floor and the walls and joists as a precaution.
Could someone please advise if this is dry rot, and if there's anything else I need to do? Also, will the fungus degrade, or will I physically need to remove it once it's dead? I'm just thinking that when I come to sell the house on I want to remove all evidence of it's existence otherwise it's bound to come up on the survey.
Thanks for your help!
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Just bought a fixer-upper house and found a little surprise in the crawl space under the house.
I think it's dry rot, but it's only affecting the dirt under the house and doesn't seem to be climbing the brickwork or have affected any of the joists (yet!).
I've fixed the gutter at the front of the property which was leaking badly and I've applied Cupranol 5* to the fungus on the floor and the walls and joists as a precaution.
Could someone please advise if this is dry rot, and if there's anything else I need to do? Also, will the fungus degrade, or will I physically need to remove it once it's dead? I'm just thinking that when I come to sell the house on I want to remove all evidence of it's existence otherwise it's bound to come up on the survey.
Thanks for your help!