Wet rot - sorted when dry ?

[wwwebber]

Hi, thanks for the responses on my previous post. I have now dug out "most" of the affected timber and will now be inserting new wood where necessary. However, I cannot get to some of it but I have found the leak and have sorted it and its drying nicely now. If I can keep this dry will the rot I cannot get to just stick around ? or will it continue to spread ?. I am working on the assumption that wet rot stops spreading if the moisture source disappears. Thank you.

 

[wwwebber]

Kind of answered my own question here by investigating further online :-

"The wet rot growth will cease when the moisture is removed."

Cheers.

 

[tel765]

Can you post a picture of where you've dug out the rot? What was the cause of the leak?

 

[footprints]

A good splodge of wood hardener will not go amiss though

https://www.toolstation.com/ronseal...-pOAjtcgmtPp1XZXlE66d6LPNiEcyGIEaAtCLEALw_wcB

 

[Nige F]

What was the cause of the leak?

rain,ted