mount the ceiling fan bracket directly to the ceiling joist if the fan kit does not come with appropriate screws for this 2 inch drywall screws can be used both screws must go into the joist not just the drywall run the swag by attaching swag hooks to the ceiling draping the swag chain
The fungus that causes dry rot in North America is called Meruliporia incrassata (also sometimes called Poria incrassata). This pore fungus feeds on the cells of the wood that give it strength and stability.
While dry rot is not the most common type of rot, it can deal serious damage to your home and endure conditions that are too dry for other types of rot to thrive. In fact, up to a 75% loss in the toughness of the wood [PDF] is possible with just a 1% decrease in the wood's weight of the wood.