Can condensation from water mains rot joists ?

[Gary111]

Hi, My water main has a lot of condensation, I am wondering if that drips down to the floor joists it can cause it to rot?

 

[terryplumb]

Any water that continually comes into contact with timber joists will have an undesired outcome in time.

 

[conny]

Fit some pipe lagging around the water pipe and try to get it as far down below floor level as possible to help prevent condensation forming.

 

[big-all]

wood will only rot at a fairly constant wetness around 19% for months on end so unless you have fairly bad staining on the ceiling underneath you should be ok as 19% is really quite wet

 

[^woody^]

wood will only rot at a fairly constant wetness around 19% for months on end so unless you have fairly bad staining on the ceiling underneath you should be ok as 19% is really quite wet

What about the woodlice or other insects that like damp timber to munch away on?

 

[big-all]

its more to give reassurance that its unlikely to collapse
off course take action to remove the problem but not to panic

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Don't panic! Don't panic!