Sentences with phrase «wood rot»

His tea was affected by alumilaria root rot disease, then by hypoxolon wood rot disease and finally by yellowing leaves.

From mild wood rot on a porch post to a leaky faucet in a rarely used upstairs bathroom, no detail should be left out of a properly filled out home inspection checklist.

Was the area your wife the «broker» described as WOOD ROT - TREATED for termites before she replaced the wood there??

It's pretty easy to see if you have active termites versus wood rot so your wife claiming ignorance in my opinion in would not stand up in a court of law.

Fungi cause wood rot by entering a tree trunk and decaying wood from the inside out, releasing carbon back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

Members of the Helotiales thrive in various ecosystems and cover a broad range of niches, and helotialean fungi have been described as plant pathogens, endophytes, mycorrhizae, fungal parasites, terrestrial saprobes, aquatic saprobes, root symbionts, and wood rot fungi.

My wife did but thought it was wood rot from water damage.

Without fully funded dues there are things for which we simply can not pay — asphalt repair, tree removal, and exteriors with wood rot.

Apart from the fact it costs you more to heat or cool your home, the moisture can lead to mould and even wood rot in the long run.

Despite significant and readily visible evidence of moisture and water intrusion, including wood rot, he failed to call out the defects.

The stuff to look out for are the major items such as HVAC repair, Chinese dry wall, roof repair, extensive wood rot and the like.

«For alumilaria root, he was advised to prune two centimeters higher; for hypoxolon wood rot, the solution was to remove tree stumps in their entirety from his farm land; and for yellowing leaves he was advised to do a soil test and discovered a nitrogen deficiency,» Barthorpe says.

Spotting general problems A professional window washer can identify problems such as sashes that are painted shut, ill - fitting window screens, wood rot on windowsills or damaged or non-functional windows.

Your wife looked at the area and thought it was wood rot so had taken out and put new wood in it's place.

To the north and south and west, canals curbed Cradle Cross — filthy slits of water called the Cut; beneath the waterline, wood rotted down to slime, and wire and rusted iron.

Even without the crime element, homes that have sat dormant for months or even years have likely been exposed to the elements and thus have a substantial risk of some kind of damage: mold, impaired plumbing, wood rot, termites — things that require substantial outlay to fix, making that bargain price tag less of a bargain.

We inspect the home for leaks that can lead to wood rot and mold in the home as well as electrical wires for hotspots that can lead to fires.

Sadly, many of these historic cottages have been lost to wood rot, or expansion.

As the wood rots, it has an incredible capacity for holding water, and creates a nifty little ecosphere to promote a healthy soil web of microbes, fungi, insects and worms.

Foundation, pest, wood rot and many other problems could be waiting to happen in your home.

«If we can get a contractor out there to put a tarp up, we can stop the rain from getting in the next day, and [prevent] the wood rot and the mold that comes with it,» Karol says.

Home inspectors are skilled at sniffing out wood rot and locating cracks in foundations.

If you simply took out wood rot and did not disclose that this was an area you thought was wood rot but were not sure then it could come back on you.

They can also identify and deal with window problems, such as screen patterns etched on glass, sashes painted shut, screens that don't fit right, clogged channels, non-working or damaged window weights in older windows, wood rot and insect infestations.

I live in a 165 year old home — so, speaking from experience, I am guessing the wood rotted and no one wanted to pay for new wood or repairs!

We found some wood rot and an incredible ladybug infestation!

Riva wooden table combines elements of glass and wood rot are shown in broken wooden pillars