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Timber Decay and Insect Attack
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Description
Diagnosis
Conclusion
Timber Decay and Insect Attack
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Description
Diagnosis
Conclusion
Timber Decay and Insect Attack
Douglas, James (author) / Noy, Edward A. (author)
Building Surveys and Reports ; 135-142
2010-12-31
8 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
beetle attack, prime reason for a property owner ‐ seeking a structural survey , roofs constructed of softwood, if they are over 20 years old ‐ attacked by furniture beetle , first indication of dry rot ‐ fruit bodies or spore dust , dry rot spore dust ‐ in floor joists and partition , treatment of large outbreaks of dry rot or wood‐boring beetle ‐ beyond capabilities of average builder , interiors of domestic roofs ‐ unlit, carrying a powerful torch or handlamp , timber decay and insect attack , dry rot, common form of fungal decay ‐ in timber, the most serious , wet rot, common of fungi ‐ timber with a high moisture content , wet rot fungus in external joinery ‐ reported in BRE Digest 345
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