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What type of wood rot is this?

4 years ago

Found some rotten wood and fungal/mold growth on various parts of window trim/siding. Any ideas as to what kind of rot it is?

Many thanks in advance!

Mark

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Daisy England
4 years ago
I showed it to hubby (who is the expert in this field) and he says it is rather difficult to tell from the pictures but has come to the conclusion that it is wet rot and not dry rot. Caused by rain or damp due to lack of preservative upon fitting and then lack of maintenance thereafter.
inthecloud
Original Author
4 years ago
Many thanks Daisy (and hubby!). It has been very difficult to photograph There seems to be a variety of different fungi/molds at play I different location around the wndow frame The one that concerns me most is hidden away, for the most part, in the corner under the window sill/trim. There’s some cubodial cracking on some of the wood up in the corner and there was a fruiting body which had a slightly ochre colour to it, with a whitish edge. It seems to be contained to just that area. Thanks once again!
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