422) The Dry Rot Problem***

Hickin, N. E. (1972). The Dry Rot Problem. Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd., London.

• The importance of wood in buildings (ms11-18)
• The special features of fungi (ms19-25)
• How to identify decay (ms26-32)
• Records of the occurance of dry rot and wet rot attacks in the United Kingdom (ms33-40)
• The less important species of wood-rotting fungi found in buildings (ms41-52)
• Specifications for dry rot and wet rot eradication (ms53-63)
• The correct environment for wood in buildings (ms64-73)
• Rising damp and its cure (ms74-86)
• Timber preservation (ms87-96)
• How fungicides are tested for efficiency (ms97-105)
• Wood-boring insects associated with fungal decay (ms106-111)
• References (ms112)