Hi all,
I bought a mid 80's house and have occasionally found woodlice (and odd slug) in kitchen. I noticed the skirting boards next to the kitchen door were blackening & soft (30% on reader). Suspecting they were the attraction for the insects I've removed them to reveal the underlying plaster coming away (22% moist as per reader ) from the timer structure. The timer structure does feel damp (and registers 17% on reader) but not rotten (like the skirting). Since its timer build house I'm concerned about
1) drying out the timber to stop any further damage
2) blocking up the hole the insects were getting in through (it looks like the membrane has been pierced).
I've added some pictures the hole seems to lead to mud/sand deposits and I think that's where they are getting in.
Thank you
I bought a mid 80's house and have occasionally found woodlice (and odd slug) in kitchen. I noticed the skirting boards next to the kitchen door were blackening & soft (30% on reader). Suspecting they were the attraction for the insects I've removed them to reveal the underlying plaster coming away (22% moist as per reader ) from the timer structure. The timer structure does feel damp (and registers 17% on reader) but not rotten (like the skirting). Since its timer build house I'm concerned about
1) drying out the timber to stop any further damage
2) blocking up the hole the insects were getting in through (it looks like the membrane has been pierced).
I've added some pictures the hole seems to lead to mud/sand deposits and I think that's where they are getting in.
Thank you