Man vs Rot

After the report came back from the damp people I decided to give it a go in attacking the areas suffering from the dry rot attack. Mainly because the report was detailed enough to follow a course of work, and also the fact that they estimated a starting cost of 2k. Not to be daunted i got stuck in.

It began with an attack on the front wall of dry rot. My tools to fight back:
- one lump hammer
- one bolster
- a concrete lintel
- my secret weapon, some rot kill spray.

The rot had spread quite far, underneath the old plaster, hacking this off i was able to get ahead of the rot. But thus revealed the seriousness of the attack. The old wooden lintel had succumbed to the rot, it was only there for display, it wasn't doing anything at all.

Round one to the rot.

Pulling it out, the lintel will be replaced with a concrete one, much more sturdy and also won't rot away for a long time. This Is the start if the fight back, no more pulling things away, now for putting things back into the wall.

Round 2 to man.

With a bit more effort and a couple of tries the lintel fits like a glove. No more threat if the front wall falling in, no more sagging bricks, just level, secure lintel.

Man wins!