mount the ceiling fan bracket directly to the ceiling joist if the fan kit does not come with appropriate screws for this 2 inch drywall screws can be used both screws must go into the joist not just the drywall run the swag by attaching swag hooks to the ceiling draping the swag chain
The fungus that causes dry rot in North America is called Meruliporia incrassata (also sometimes called Poria incrassata). This pore fungus feeds on the cells of the wood that give it strength and stability.
Wood-decay fungus. Wood decay caused by Serpula lacrymans (called true dry rot, a type of brown-rot) A wood-decay fungus is a species of fungus that digests moist wood, causing it to rot. Some species of wood-decay fungi attack dead wood, such as brown rot, and some, such as Armillaria (honey fungus), are parasitic and colonize living trees. Fungi that not only grow on wood but actually cause it to decay, are called lignicolous fungi.