I can see this being a bit of a saga, so I'm starting a thread about it.
I've just bought a house, and we knew it had dry rot behind the shower. We got a damp & timber report for the mortgage company, and we got it from Rentokil to ensure that it was all done through a reputable source. The report showed up dry rot and wet rot behind the shower, to the point where it caused a visible degradation of the skirting board on the other side of the wall. The division between the shower and the adjoining bedroom is stud walling and plasterboard. The tiles are stuck directly to the plasterboard, and water has passed through the grout causing untold levels of damp. The pipework is pretty "creative" too, and there are no valves to shut the water supply to the shower or sink off, so I'm guessing this is a terrible DIY job, or a cowboy plumber / builder.
Rentokil surveyed the damage by pulling up the carpets and pulling bits of the skirting board off in the bedroom. They estimated treatment including a few patches of woodworm under the stairs and in the loft, to be £2083.
We got that done by way of a retention clause in our house sale, so the vendor's paying for it.
Rentokil have now taken the skirting board away, and realised it's a lot worse than they thought. The following pictures were taken in the bedroom that joins onto the shower's wall.
All that nastiness is on the SHOWER's side of the wall - Not the bedroom's side. Until this morning, they were convinced they were only going to take away the BEDROOM side and re-plasterboard; effectively sealing the dry rot back in!!!
I've had a word with the guy doing the job and he's fed back (god knows why I should need to get involved in what seems like such a stupid decision-making process), and apparently two guys are coming in tomorrow to remove the shower tiles on the other side and re-plasterboard that side too, as well as treat the rest of the timbers.
I'm not sure if it's just a mix up or what, but I'll let you know what happens!
I've just bought a house, and we knew it had dry rot behind the shower. We got a damp & timber report for the mortgage company, and we got it from Rentokil to ensure that it was all done through a reputable source. The report showed up dry rot and wet rot behind the shower, to the point where it caused a visible degradation of the skirting board on the other side of the wall. The division between the shower and the adjoining bedroom is stud walling and plasterboard. The tiles are stuck directly to the plasterboard, and water has passed through the grout causing untold levels of damp. The pipework is pretty "creative" too, and there are no valves to shut the water supply to the shower or sink off, so I'm guessing this is a terrible DIY job, or a cowboy plumber / builder.
Rentokil surveyed the damage by pulling up the carpets and pulling bits of the skirting board off in the bedroom. They estimated treatment including a few patches of woodworm under the stairs and in the loft, to be £2083.
We got that done by way of a retention clause in our house sale, so the vendor's paying for it.
Rentokil have now taken the skirting board away, and realised it's a lot worse than they thought. The following pictures were taken in the bedroom that joins onto the shower's wall.
All that nastiness is on the SHOWER's side of the wall - Not the bedroom's side. Until this morning, they were convinced they were only going to take away the BEDROOM side and re-plasterboard; effectively sealing the dry rot back in!!!
I've had a word with the guy doing the job and he's fed back (god knows why I should need to get involved in what seems like such a stupid decision-making process), and apparently two guys are coming in tomorrow to remove the shower tiles on the other side and re-plasterboard that side too, as well as treat the rest of the timbers.
I'm not sure if it's just a mix up or what, but I'll let you know what happens!
They have also treated woodworm in a few places too that showed up in the damp & timber report.