Woodworm

OhPinchy

I'm currently doing extensive renovations on my house and am ready to slab the ceilings with new plasterboard. I have noticed some woodworm in the joists in a few places. Is there anyway of telling if these are recent or old infestations?

I got a tin of Woodtreat and started painting it onto some of the joists from the attic down – handier cos theres less of it dripping on you. I was wearing a filtered mask but even still the fumes of it really got to me, so much so that I nearly spewed. I know the attic isn’t well ventilated but even when I used it in a well ventilated area it was still overpowering. Does anyone know of anything I can wear or use to reduce the fumes?

This has kinda made me want to cut a corner on this and only treat the areas that are affected as opposed to all timbers. I plan to be in the house for 5 years and then sell it – would it be really foolish not to treat it all now?

Thanks

joe.

Treatment
Treatment of Common Furniture Beetle is fairly straightforward. Any structurally-weakened timber should be removed and replaced with pre-treated timber. All surfaces of the affected timber should then be sprayed with an appropriate woodworm treatment, such as ProBor DB.

http://www.safeguardchem.com/WoodPreservation/woodworm.htm