Onoff Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, Vision Of Heaven said: Faffing poo farts that took far too long to sort out!!! (and I'm a web bloody designer!!!) Hearding bloody pandas? wtf Herding pandas...you'd hate Linux then! I've tried Photobucket, Tinypic, Imgur, Postimage etc. Just think Flickr.....is well, slicker! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysimon Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 it ain't woodworm, they can't suck it that dry! is there any mycelium ( long white stands) or rusty dust? it does look like dry rot, what condition is the floor in? any bounce in the floor if the boards are running parallel to that wall? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 12 minutes ago, Simplysimon said: it ain't woodworm, they can't suck it that dry! is there any mycelium ( long white stands) or rusty dust? it does look like dry rot, what condition is the floor in? any bounce in the floor if the boards are running parallel to that wall? Floor has MDF on it from what I've seen, will investigate tomorrow once I get all the rubbish sacks out and video again.... me bouncing up and down on it !! ... Any of the mold where? On the skirting or anywhere in the house ... only there is a whole host of colours and variations of mold about the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Onoff said: Dry rot maybe? Is it peppered with pin holes which could indicate the flight holes of long departed woodworm? Feck..... this is it to a T..... OK it's dry rot... WHAT NOW! *runs off crying* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Vision Of Heaven said: Feck..... this is it to a T..... OK it's dry rot... WHAT NOW! *runs off crying* Just be very cautious when stripping any of this sort of timber and wear a decent mask. Mouldy spores can be nasty when they get in the lungs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Dry rot occurs where there's damp. Fix any damp sources for a start. A house full of stacked crap for many years will likely have had ventilation problems too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Yes it will be the hoarded shite for years..... the wall in question had a huge wall unit against it for almost 40 years, Daddy used to go in to the room and gas heater heat it to buggery while playing music, smoking etc with his friends and then during the day it was left un-heated... no central heating in the house. So I suspect it might be that.... please!!! lol cant see any pattern on the wall of the mold though... There was on other walls in the kitchen for example.. I thought it was some plant roots that had travelled from the plant pots she suspended on the walls!!! This is the room and the wall above the skirting.... I have no idea why half the wall is different... Edited February 14, 2018 by Vision Of Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I'd be looking under the floor. Can 'o worms maybe! Looks like that wall has maybe repaired before... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Clear it. Wait. Watch. Think. Ask. Act Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysimon Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 if it is dry rot a few more days won't make any difference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 Thank you all... what's the 'Ian' ref.... is that your real name @recoveringacademic? I'll dig about some more tomorrow, the other side of that wall is the old library and that is f***ed.... excuse my expletives ... The room above it has a crapped out ceiling so pigeons got in, they have done goodness knows what (haven't looked yet) and the ceiling in the library is slowly falling in, the pigeons took a fancy to that room and all the old books and bookcases are saturated in guano.. I will 'try' and see if I can find a safe socket to plug the lamp I am using to light up the library and do a video tomorrow. Does anyone else dream about their soon to be / hope to be homes... like as if the homes were clean and lovely? For years all my recurring dreams about big houses or that house have been in a terrible state.... but lately I am dreaming about us all in there and it's lovely!! (us as in family... not you guys! lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 If it is dry rot you are going to be removing and replacing all affected wood, then extra as a buffer, then treating the rest. If you are doing floors etc it would make sense to treat everything you can reach. And everything removed needs to be handled very carefully to prevent reinfection from the waste - hopefully others can outline the exact procedures. You may be into professional assessments even if self-treating. It will be worth spending some time learning properly about it, which I am sure you will do anyway. For one thing it can grow through walls, plaster and masonry. One link: https://www.timberwise.co.uk/2008/10/dry-rot-the-facts-from-the-dry-rot-experts/ Ferdinand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hecateh Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vision Of Heaven said: Yes it will be the hoarded shite for years..... the wall in question had a huge wall unit against it for almost 40 years, Daddy used to go in to the room and gas heater heat it to buggery while playing music, smoking etc with his friends and then during the day it was left un-heated... no central heating in the house. So I suspect it might be that.... please!!! lol cant see any pattern on the wall of the mold though... There was on other walls in the kitchen for example.. I thought it was some plant roots that had travelled from the plant pots she suspended on the walls!!! This is the room and the wall above the skirting.... I have no idea why half the wall is different... The line being the position of a dado rail 1 hour ago, Vision Of Heaven said: That looks like my parent's place - 30's house, Above the line had had simple wallpaper below had had heavy duty paper that was painted repeatedly with gloss paint Edited February 14, 2018 by Hecateh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 This is totally different cement though and only on that wall... I am wondering if there had already been a dry rot issue there and it wasn't dealt with correctly ... The hallway has glossed over wallpaper... it's so weird! Why did people gloss walls?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, Vision Of Heaven said: This is totally different cement though and only on that wall... I am wondering if there had already been a dry rot issue there and it wasn't dealt with correctly ... The hallway has glossed over wallpaper... it's so weird! Why did people gloss walls?? Easier to clean with perhaps smoke :-). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 True! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hecateh Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 32 minutes ago, Vision Of Heaven said: This is totally different cement though and only on that wall... I am wondering if there had already been a dry rot issue there and it wasn't dealt with correctly ... The hallway has glossed over wallpaper... it's so weird! Why did people gloss walls?? 19 minutes ago, Ferdinand said: Easier to clean with perhaps smoke :-). Protection against the ravages of 7 kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vision Of Heaven said: True! Perhaps there is woodchip underneath the paint . /optimist Edited February 15, 2018 by Ferdinand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) I finished off the bigger half of the kitchen today, got a zillion black and pink bags out for the refuse men and then decided I'd had enough...... I gave in and now I am at home waiting for child #3 to come home from Uni for half term !!! yay..... Edited February 19, 2018 by Yzzy removed video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Ferdinand said: Perhaps there is woodchip underneath the paint . /optimist I'd rather there were 50 pound notes hermetically sealed and waiting for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Have you got suspended wooden floors downstairs? Well worth looking to see if the airbricks have been covered over /compromised. Also if you've had some dodgy extension on there in the past it might have interrupted the "by design" airflow under the house and left it inadequately ventilated. Are you in a position to do it up to a minimum, saleable standard and then flog it to some mug who likes a challenge? Put the money towards a low energy self build. I appreciate the sentimental attachment. Our place the wife was born in then by an odd sequence of events we bought it 40 years later. The size of the mortgage isn't worth the grief I sometimes think. Everything is failing. I'd have honestly been better off setting fire to £20 notes. I don't think our kids will thank us if it becomes theirs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 19 minutes ago, Onoff said: Have you got suspended wooden floors downstairs? Well worth looking to see if the airbricks have been covered over /compromised. Also if you've had some dodgy extension on there in the past it might have interrupted the "by design" airflow under the house and left it inadequately ventilated. Are you in a position to do it up to a minimum, saleable standard and then flog it to some mug who likes a challenge? Put the money towards a low energy self build. I appreciate the sentimental attachment. Our place the wife was born in then by an odd sequence of events we bought it 40 years later. The size of the mortgage isn't worth the grief I sometimes think. Everything is failing. I'd have honestly been better off setting fire to £20 notes. I don't think our kids will thank us if it becomes theirs. oh gawd do you really think so? I do feel like just selling it sometimes but ..... Yes there are air vents outside the front and they are open and clear from outside. I need to hurry up and empty the bloody thing and get someone in to tell me if it's worth all the back ache and probably lung disease! Does that video look like dry rot then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 The video looks very like wet rot hyphae to me. Compare with these photos: Dry rot does something similar, but looks a bit different, with white hyphae: The good news is that wet rot is generally easier to treat, the bad news is that the floors are going to have to come up for sure, to see what's under there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) On a Victorian place of that age (I own a couple of 1860's terraces) there should really be visible air vents front and rear so you get cross ventilation to keep under the floor damp free I wonder if the "1920/yellow brick" add on at the back has interrupted this? The leaky flat roof won't help. At the moment due to various issues I'm in the "sentiment is overrated" camp btw! Edited February 15, 2018 by Onoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzzy Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 ahhhhh ballsocks! I dont want any kind of rot!!! Ok... I still have half a kitchen to empty and a library with a gazillion wet, rotting HEAVY books to empty. Once that is done we will start looking under floors and I will video. Good news is.... someone is coming to take away that fridge freezer in the video on Saturday and empty / tip it for me all for £30 !!! All official and means I dont have to do the dirty.... ((( hurlll))) I will however be gorilla taping the buggery out of it before I attempt to sack barrow it out of the house... the thought of that falling and doing a grand reveal is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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