Hi all.
Took some pieces of 2x2 wood lying around I had in order to cut out noggins when removing an old fireplace hearth that then had a bit of cut chipboard flooring placed down and some framing on top.
I then discovered the end of that wood (I don't know how I missed this) appeared pretty rotted. Initially I presumed that the end had been subject to constant damp and woodworm had gotten in (as you can see), however the presence of very brown-orange dust when I tapped the wood of a surface confused me. Isn't that a key sign of dry rot? I can see zero sign of fungus (ignore the white on the picture, that's old silicone I pulled off, not cotton fungus) and there isn't a strong smell to it either.
I have pictures, but unfortunately I thought to take them *after* I launched the wood out of the window after discovering it, so it got rained on (and thus no more dust). The dust I have pictured has dulled a bit since it got damp with the rain, the original colour was much bolder.
The woodworm infestation appears to be quite old as I couldn't find any larvae. The wood is about 300mm long from the end of the rotted part, so I'm hoping the noggins I made from it don't need to be hauled back up, as it would be a bugger to dismantle it now. I couldn't see any woodworm holes that I recall, and the wood was very solid when cutting and screwing it down in between the joists.
Am I fine or maybe buggered?
Took some pieces of 2x2 wood lying around I had in order to cut out noggins when removing an old fireplace hearth that then had a bit of cut chipboard flooring placed down and some framing on top.
I then discovered the end of that wood (I don't know how I missed this) appeared pretty rotted. Initially I presumed that the end had been subject to constant damp and woodworm had gotten in (as you can see), however the presence of very brown-orange dust when I tapped the wood of a surface confused me. Isn't that a key sign of dry rot? I can see zero sign of fungus (ignore the white on the picture, that's old silicone I pulled off, not cotton fungus) and there isn't a strong smell to it either.
I have pictures, but unfortunately I thought to take them *after* I launched the wood out of the window after discovering it, so it got rained on (and thus no more dust). The dust I have pictured has dulled a bit since it got damp with the rain, the original colour was much bolder.
The woodworm infestation appears to be quite old as I couldn't find any larvae. The wood is about 300mm long from the end of the rotted part, so I'm hoping the noggins I made from it don't need to be hauled back up, as it would be a bugger to dismantle it now. I couldn't see any woodworm holes that I recall, and the wood was very solid when cutting and screwing it down in between the joists.
Am I fine or maybe buggered?
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