Dry rot, house stinks, and I'm pregnant...

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We live in a rented property. It turns out there is a bad dry rot infestation in two rooms (one above the other) and insurers have suggested that the walls, floors, etc are going to have to be pulled up and treated.

It's made the whole house smell bad - I'm particularly sensitive to the smell because of pregnancy, but DH notices it too. Tbh, it's really upsetting me - I'm at home almost all the time as getting over HG and it just doesn't feel like a comfortable or happy place anymore.

I'm also worried that the dry rot could somehow be harming unborn baby?! (Perhaps mad)

Has anyone had this treated? How long did it take? (I'm due in Feb, and the nursery is one of the rooms affected.) Should we just move into a different house?!!

it's not harmful to you except for the risk of falling through the floor, the disruption and the smell.

What is the landlord planning? Can't imagine that you'll be able to live there while this is going on.

what is your notice situation? The advantage of renting is that subject to the tenancy, you can move on, and of course the cost and arrangement of all this is not your problem.

Thanks - that's good to know re not harmful.

I'm not sure what the landlord's planning yet as the insurance people only came today; until then we thought it was a superficial problem. The work would be taking place entirely on one side of the house so I thought perhaps we could stay on the other side (which we're doing anyway, have restricted ourselves to a very small area of house which is less smelly) But maybe it's going to be a lot more invasive than I imagined.

At the moment our lease expires next June, but I think notice is three months. I think the landlord would be understanding about us moving as he feels really guilty about the situation.

the chemicals used to treat infestation are no doubt licenced and safe, but if you are pregnant I would be happier if you were not living in the house during treatment, or afterwards until it was dried and aired.

I don't think the mushrooms or spores will harm you, unless you are made of wood. Allergy is possible, but I have not heard of it.

Thanks PigletJohn.

sounds like negotiation is the way forward, and TBH it will be easier for the landlord to sort this out if the property is vacant.

if you would like to move on, contact him and discuss. No harm in asking.