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After the ceilings came down I also took down the laths (someone said I could have overboarded on those but I decided to remove them) and left the ceilings completely open to dry out. The thing is, underneath some of the floor boards, and on some of the joists, there's like a whiteish colour...

Many thanks for all the really useful repliies. I think if I just spray the joists with woodworm treatment/preserver I can't do no harm. Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply. I'm confused now - I was getting ready to spray all the joists with preserver thinking they might start to rot having had a good soaking? They have started drying out quite nicely since I took down the old lathe and plaster and the air has got to them. Is that a waste of time?

Many thanks - that sounds good to me!

Hi, some advise on this please. I had a burst pipe on the cold water tank (above the bathroom) in the loft recently. The water was running for about 3 days and brought down the bathroom ceiling and the kitchen ceiling below, and soaked all the floorboards and joists. I've removed the lath...