Dry rot treatment Many of these organisations support the environmental approach, for example Dr. Brian Ridout’s book "Timber Decay in Buildings, The Conservation Approach to Treatment" being jointly published by English Heritage and Historic Scotland. Historic Scotland’s "Technical Advice Note 24" advocates the use of environmental treatment of dry rot, as does advice on the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Building's website. Damp (structural) Dry rot treatment Dry rot treatment refers to techniques used to eliminate dry rot fungus and alleviate the damage done by the fungus to human-built wooden structures. Dry rot ("Serpula lacrymans") is considered difficult to remove, requiring drastic
Serpula himantioides appear as distinctive fruiting bodies on the exterior of the host. "S. himantioides" prefers the moist wood of coniferous hosts such as fir, larch, spruce, and pine. It is the causal agent of butt rot disease, the symptoms of which include rotting the heartwood at base of tree, as well as damage to the tap root and cores of lateral roots, but standing trees show no signs of infection. It also a common cause of timber rotting in buildings, which has made this pathogen difficult to differentiate from "S. lacrymans" because of their similarities. This disease often goes unnoticed initially