Fungus Control in Montgomery, AL
Moisture can provide an environment for fungus and other insects to thrive in, all while damaging your home. Moisture and fungus can affect not only your flooring system, but can your entire home. Fungus causes as much if not more damage than termites each year.
It is important to have your home inspected to make sure you have no current fungus issues and that you have a proper moisture barrier in place to prevent fungus.
Decay Fungi
Decay fungi can cause severe structural damage to any wood member, even wood species such as redwood and cedar. All that is needed is a source of water in contact with the wood. Decay will occur in untreated wood in direct contact with ground, cement or concrete, or exposed to a source of moisture such as rain seepage, plumbing leaks or condensation. Wood kept dry will never decay!
We Treat House-Damaging Fungus
Brown Rot
Brown rot fungi feed on the wood’s cellulose, a component of the wood’s cell wall, leaving a brown residue of lignin, the substance which holds the cells together. Infested wood may be greatly weakened, even before decay can be seen. Advanced infestations of brown rot are evidenced by wood more brown in color than normal, tending to crack across the grain. When dried, wood previously infested will turn to powder when crushed. Often, old infestations of brown rot that have dried out are labeled as “dry rot.” This is really a deceiving term since wood will not decay when dry.
White Rot
When white rot attacks wood, it breaks down both the lignin and cellulose, causing the wood to lose its color and appear whiter than normal. Wood affected by white rot does typically not crack across the grain and will only shrink and collapse when severely degraded. Infested wood will gradually lose its strength and become spongy to the touch.
We Offer Fungus Control Service Across the River Region
Our locally owned company provides commercial pest control services to communities near and around Alabama's River Region. If your community isn't listed below, please get in touch with us to see if we service your area.
