Don't know if it's the right topic to discuss this, but I'll give it a try!
I'm renovating an old cottage that will also be expanded.
The point is that today I removed something that resembles thick, soft "masonite" boards in the room, and there's elegant tongue-and-groove wood underneath.
The mysterious thing is that under every window, where there used to be old electric heaters, the lowest tongue-and-groove board(s) near the floor are black and soft, it looks like at some point there were insects in them. However, they are dry.
Does anyone have an idea how this happened???
I myself can't come up with an explanation.
I'm renovating an old cottage that will also be expanded.
The point is that today I removed something that resembles thick, soft "masonite" boards in the room, and there's elegant tongue-and-groove wood underneath.
The mysterious thing is that under every window, where there used to be old electric heaters, the lowest tongue-and-groove board(s) near the floor are black and soft, it looks like at some point there were insects in them. However, they are dry.
Does anyone have an idea how this happened???
I myself can't come up with an explanation.
Under windows is a typical place for leakage in old houses, resulting in rotten wood and mold. Previous owners might have discovered the problems and fixed the leak anyway, but not replaced what was rotted, hence why it's dry now.
I'm not saying that this is the case now, it could be an explanation.
I'm not saying that this is the case now, it could be an explanation.