A creator has gone viral on TikTok for sharing footage of her vintage leather boots that crumbled after just one wear. Based on the comment section on Guerrero’s video, several TikTokers believe the ...

Regardless of how often they are driven or maintained, the tires on our cars are on a ticking clock. On average, the lifespan of a fairly decent tire runs anywhere from 6 to 10 years from the date ...

I’m looking into buying a house that has a serious water damage. I’m looking into the possibility of getting it inspected for dry rot. For some reason it seems difficult to find inspectors who ...

Some commenters thought it might be “some kind of wet rot” or even “mushroom mycelium,” warning that a water leak was almost certainly behind it. Others were more spooked, with one person saying it ...

It can be thrilling to find that vintage T-shirt at the thrift store but check the product carefully. If you notice dust or ...

A FOURTH edition of the brochure on “Dry Rot in Wood” has been issued from the Forest Products Research, Laboratories, under the auspices of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Bull.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Wood is a beautiful and versatile material used in everything from framing houses to building furniture, but like every organic material, it ...

If your home was constructed out of wood, its structural integrity depends on the natural material remaining intact and sturdy. So if you happen to notice that wood in your walls, floors, or support ...

Do you have wood rot happening at your home? It’s a very common problem, and it’s getting worse each year, in my opinion, because new lumber is more susceptible to rot, and many tradespeople are not ...

A RECENT paper by Cunningham (“Dry-rot of Swedes and Turnips: Its Cause and Control,” Bull. No. 133, N.Z. Dept. of Agric., 1927) appears to show that the fungus which causes dry-rot (Phoma lingam) is ...