My Dad and husband have a disagreement on rotting wood. If wood is
rotted on a 1ft. square portion of the roof, will it continue to rot,
even after the leak has stopped, and a metal roof is installed?
Thank you,
Lorraine

Tomyslady wrote:
My Dad and husband have a disagreement on rotting wood. If wood is
rotted on a 1ft. square portion of the roof, will it continue to rot,
even after the leak has stopped, and a metal roof is installed?
Thank you,
Lorraine

no. dry it out and the rot will stop.

"Tomyslady" wrote in message
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My Dad and husband have a disagreement on rotting wood. If wood is
rotted on a 1ft. square portion of the roof, will it continue to rot,
even after the leak has stopped, and a metal roof is installed?
Thank you,
Lorraine


The other question would be "Is there enough solid wood left to hold nails
and keep the new shingles in place at that location?"

There is also dry rot. Rot is caused by an organism or plant that eats
wood - celulose, household bleach kills molds, spores, by removing
oxygen. So if the water is stopped kill whats there with bleach, so both
may be right to an extent, spray from both sides.

"Tomyslady" wrote in message
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My Dad and husband have a disagreement on rotting wood. If wood is
rotted on a 1ft. square portion of the roof, will it continue to rot,
even after the leak has stopped, and a metal roof is installed?
Thank you,
Lorraine


why not replace the 1 square foot portion if a metal roof is going to be
installed?

m Ransley wrote:
There is also dry rot. Rot is caused by an organism or plant that eats
wood - celulose, household bleach kills molds, spores, by removing
oxygen. So if the water is stopped kill whats there with bleach, so both
may be right to an extent, spray from both sides.

dry rot is something of a misnomer. the moisture content of the wood
needs to be elevated for the fungus to survive (something like 20% mc).
the moisture content of wood framing protected from rain will depend
on the climate, but unless you live in a rain forest, it is well below
20. on a roof where the sun beats on it i bet it's below 10%.

m Ransley wrote:
There is also dry rot. Rot is caused by an organism or plant that eats
wood - celulose, household bleach kills molds, spores, by removing
oxygen. So if the water is stopped kill whats there with bleach, so both
may be right to an extent, spray from both sides.

Chlorine bleach is bad for wood. It destroys the lignin.

Use antifreeze and borax instead to kill the mold sporeds and
permanently treat the wood:

http://www.acbs-bslol.com/Gadgets/D97WoodRot.htm