Identifying wet rot, dry rot
and woodworm
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Dry rot:
Wood shrinks, darkens and cracks in a 'cuboidal'
manner
Produces a musky moist mushroom like odour
Fruiting orange bodies with orangey-ochre surface
Rust red coloured spore dust, seen around fruiting
bodies
Wet rot:
Dark black and brown threads sprouting from wood
Small silky white strands often appear under
floor coverings, which can be easily rubbed away
Timber shrinks and cracks
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