C CTT Member Messages 2 Location SURREY Sep 19, 2025 #1 Just had a survey completed on a property that I would like to buy and it has highlighted dry rot in the loft space. What would you advise? Love the house however this is making me wonder whether I am doing the right thing. Many thanks
Just had a survey completed on a property that I would like to buy and it has highlighted dry rot in the loft space. What would you advise? Love the house however this is making me wonder whether I am doing the right thing. Many thanks
Matt Green Member Messages 711 Sep 19, 2025 #2 It's not dry rot, and that surveyor should not be trusted. It's either magnesium salt staining or Asterostroma spp. white rot- the photos are too low quality to tell. -Matt
It's not dry rot, and that surveyor should not be trusted. It's either magnesium salt staining or Asterostroma spp. white rot- the photos are too low quality to tell. -Matt