Is this dry rot?

Question

We’re buying a property with serious damp issues. We know it needs work, but today we’ve spotted this which appears to be the fruiting body of some sort of fungus. Is it dry rot? It doesn’t seem to be like most of the photos online, but I can’t find anything similar.

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Neil · Answer

Hi Sophie. I've seen similar before and it's always been caused by an external damp issue. eg leaking flat roof or blocked gutter/down pipe. If there's no damp proof membrane and the wall is below ground level, that can cause similar issues.
From a decorators perspective (that's what I do) there are a number of temporary fixes to resolve it. Some are better than others! But essentially you need to know why it's damp and resolve that. You'd be surprised that it's not always hugely expensive  to fix. Once it's dried out it's easy to repair, but you would need to know the age of the plaster and if it's lime etc.Hopefully that was helpful? Regards Neil

Nala · Answer

Hi Sophie, the images attached are not appearing for some reason, we would be able to answer your question if we could see the images.

Wallace · Answer

If you have found the fruiting body with whit , pinkie colour coming from it you have dry rot that is the worst kind of timber infestation, it can go through the property looking and destroy the timber ,even when treated it would need to be re-surveyed in 6 months,

Brian · Answer

Hi Sophie the photos you have attached it’s not showing if you could sort the problem out I could fully guarantee if I can tell you if it is or not

Is this dry rot?

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