The end of our bath isn't sealed properly, and without doubt splashes
have made their way to the concrete below over the years.

But... is this potentially something nasty, or just salts /
efflorescence as a result ?

http://www.coreutilities.co.uk/damp.jpg

There's no sign of it elsewhere around the bath, just immediately
under the place it'd catch the odd bow-wave :-}

Thanks :-}

In article ,
Colin Wilson o.uk writes:
The end of our bath isn't sealed properly, and without doubt splashes
have made their way to the concrete below over the years.

But... is this potentially something nasty, or just salts /
efflorescence as a result ?

http://www.coreutilities.co.uk/damp.jpg

There's no sign of it elsewhere around the bath, just immediately
under the place it'd catch the odd bow-wave :-}

What's the consistancy of the white stuff? (e.g.
dry powder, cobwebs, etc)

What's the consistancy of the timber (e.g. solid,
or easily push a screwdiver through it)?

It doesn't look like rot -- there aren't enough of
the signs, but it's difficult to see in the photo.

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What's the consistancy of the white stuff? (e.g.
dry powder, cobwebs, etc)
What's the consistancy of the timber (e.g. solid,
or easily push a screwdiver through it)?

It's just dry powder, slightly bitty (might be general debris from the
concrete floor mixed with it)

The timber itself is firm - I prodded it with a terminal driver quite
hard, and it felt like a regular piece of wood :-)

It doesn't look like rot -- there aren't enough of
the signs, but it's difficult to see in the photo.

Thanks for the reply