Unsuccessful treatment of a beam:

• Loss of material, caused by Dry rot (Serpula lacrymans)
• Massive damages in the construction.
• Identfication of Serpula lacrymans and differentiation to other woodliving fungi is only possible using PCR-Technology

Rotting wood is the fungi’s doing!

The following damages are classified:

1. Brown rot
2. White rot
3. Musty rot

Designation as „Brown rot“ stems from the brown discoloring of the rotten wood.
Another term is „Destruction rot“
65 - 80% of all wood damages in and on buildings are caused by brown rot:

• Dry rot
• Cellar rot
• Pore fungi