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Dry rot fungus

Dry rot fungus is a wood-eating and destroying fungus. It can affect the building’s integrity since it causes damage to wooden structures under favourable conditions for its growth. It thrives in small and poorly ventilated places, and where there are humidity and moisture. It is known for spreading through mortar joints, porous materials, cracks and dry wood.

Get more information about this fungus and your available recourses on the Société d’habitation du Québec’s website [Fr].This link open an external website of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec in a new window.

To consult the standard which serves as a reference for assessment of the contamination and rehabilitation of the buildings by dry root fungus, download for free the Standard BNQ 3009-610 Contamination of Residential Buildings by Dry Root Fungus - Assessment of the Contamination and Rehabilitation of the BuildingThis link open an external website of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec in a new window. (the standard is only available in French) on the Bureau de normalisation du Québec website.

Additional resources

Interministerial Committee Report on The situation of dry rot in Québec [Fr]This link open an external website of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec in a new window. by the Société d’habitation du Québec

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