How do i get rid of woodworm?

Answer 1

Believe it or not there is a site dedicated to woodworm. It's www.diydoctor.org.uk, ad another site that sells treatments is www.woodworm-info.co.uk
Here's some of the stuff from the diydoctor site. ( I must get out a bit more!!)

WOODWORM 1 (The furniture beetle)
There are 3 types of woodworm in this country. The common Furniture Beetle, dealt with first, the House Longhorn Beetle and Deathwatch Beetle.

Damage by the furniture beetle is identifiable by a peppering of tiny holes in the surface of the wood. These holes are in fact emergence holes meaning that the adult beetle has emerged from and left the timber after spending its time tunnelling through it as a grub.

The most common woodworm is the furniture beetle. This beetle attacks softwoods leaving 1-2mm exit holes in most softwoods. It prefers damp rather than dry wood and the grubs will head for, and stay in, plywood for longer than any other timber. Damp floorboards, damp loft timbers and old furniture a where the polished finish has worn off, (the furniture beetle prefers unfinished wood like old floorboards and loft rafters) are good targets for the beetle. The beetle lays its eggs on the timber and the grubs do the burrowing and tunnel about in the timber. With active woodworm there is a scattering of tiny dust piles on the timber. These are called frass. Structural weakening is rare with the furniture beetle except in timbers whose cross section is small and there is a lot of damp. In older houses for example, where the floor joists are near the ground and ventilation may have been blocked. Treatment for this beetle can be bought from most Diy stores in the form of a spray or liquid preservative. Building Societies will insist on a specialist company if structural timber has been affected. For detailed advice and a comprehensive treatment kit, click here.







WOODWORM 2 (The House Longhorn Beetle)
The house Longhorn Beetle is not common in the UK except in certain areas of North Surrey. It is principally found in roof timbers where it attacks the sapwood of exclusively softwood timbers often resulting in structural weakness. The holes and tunnels of this beetle are significantly larger than the furniture beetle. Treatment for this beetle can be bought from most Diy stores in the form of a spray or liquid preservative. Building Societies will insist on a specialist company if structural timber has been affected. Buildings in this area, to comply with building regulations, must have all new timbers treated. For detailed advice and a comprehensive treatment kit, click here.



WOODWORM 3 (The Deathwatch beetle)
Deathwatch Beetle is common throughout the South of England. Northern parts are not affected except where timbers have been imported. This beetle attacks large hardwood timbers such as Elm and Oak. The beetle, having started in hardwoods like these may move across to neighbouring softwoods in a kind of feeding frenzy! This beetle much prefers very damp conditions and even better when there is some kind of fungal decay or "wet rot" in the timbers. The beetle needs these conditions to develop rapidly. Treatment, as with the other two, can be done in the form of a paste, spray on application or a paint on preservative. It is suggested strongly that if you think you have Deathwatch Beetle, call in a specialist. For detailed advice and a comprehensive treatment kit, click here.



Sizes of adult beetle
Furniture beetle
Anobium punctatum
(About 3 mm long)

Death-watch beetle
Xestobium rufovillosum
(About 6 mm long)

Powder-post beetle
Lyctus brunneus
(About 3-6 mm long)

For repairs to joists and rafters without removing sections of the ceiling click here.

For info regarding dry rot treatment and repairs click here

Specific information regarding repairing splits and shakes can be found here

Specific information regarding roof truss repairs can be found here.

And don't forget the free helpline.



WOODWORM 1 (The furniture beetle)
There are 3 types of woodworm in this country. The common Furniture Beetle, dealt with first, the House Longhorn Beetle and Deathwatch Beetle.

Damage by the furniture beetle is identifiable by a peppering of tiny holes in the surface of the wood. These holes are in fact emergence holes meaning that the adult beetle has emerged from and left the timber after spending its time tunnelling through it as a grub.

The most common woodworm is the furniture beetle. This beetle attacks softwoods leaving 1-2mm exit holes in most softwoods. It prefers damp rather than dry wood and the grubs will head for, and stay in, plywood for longer than any other timber. Damp floorboards, damp loft timbers and old furniture a where the polished finish has worn off, (the furniture beetle prefers unfinished wood like old floorboards and loft rafters) are good targets for the beetle. The beetle lays its eggs on the timber and the grubs do the burrowing and tunnel about in the timber. With active woodworm there is a scattering of tiny dust piles on the timber. These are called frass. Structural weakening is rare with the furniture beetle except in timbers whose cross section is small and there is a lot of damp. In older houses for example, where the floor joists are near the ground and ventilation may have been blocked. Treatment for this beetle can be bought from most Diy stores in the form of a spray or liquid preservative. Building Societies will insist on a specialist company if structural timber has been affected. For detailed advice and a comprehensive treatment kit, click here.







WOODWORM 2 (The House Longhorn Beetle)
The house Longhorn Beetle is not common in the UK except in certain areas of North Surrey. It is principally found in roof timbers where it attacks the sapwood of exclusively softwood timbers often resulting in structural weakness. The holes and tunnels of this beetle are significantly larger than the furniture beetle. Treatment for this beetle can be bought from most Diy stores in the form of a spray or liquid preservative. Building Societies will insist on a specialist company if structural timber has been affected. Buildings in this area, to comply with building regulations, must have all new timbers treated. For detailed advice and a comprehensive treatment kit, click here.



WOODWORM 3 (The Deathwatch beetle)
Deathwatch Beetle is common throughout the South of England. Northern parts are not affected except where timbers have been imported. This beetle attacks large hardwood timbers such as Elm and Oak. The beetle, having started in hardwoods like these may move across to neighbouring softwoods in a kind of feeding frenzy! This beetle much prefers very damp conditions and even better when there is some kind of fungal decay or "wet rot" in the timbers. The beetle needs these conditions to develop rapidly. Treatment, as with the other two, can be done in the form of a paste, spray on application or a paint on preservative. It is suggested strongly that if you think you have Deathwatch Beetle, call in a specialist. For detailed advice and a comprehensive treatment kit, click here.



Sizes of adult beetle
Furniture beetle
Anobium punctatum
(About 3 mm long)

Death-watch beetle
Xestobium rufovillosum
(About 6 mm long)

Powder-post beetle
Lyctus brunneus
(About 3-6 mm long)

FASCINATING STUFF EH!!!

Answer 2

the best way is to completely remove all of the wood ..and all of the little bits that fell off ..don't just brush them aside ..then get the proper insecticide for woodworm and spray around the infected area ..you can never overdo it ,,if its in a floor ..all so replace all skirting's replace all joist with tanilised timber

Answer 3

You need it treated by a specialist woodworm company as the DIY stuff you buy off the shelf isn't very good. This company treatment my house and was very professional, the price was the cheapest as well. www.dampserve.com

Answer 4

I would get the buffet out of the house before the worms start to fly (in March I think), and infect other items of furniture, or floorboards. Then you can attack the buffet with a proprietry worm killer (make sure to inject the fluid down th eholes), or what I have done in the past is soak the item in paraffin (but make sure it is well evaporated before taking back into the house). Whatever you do, it is best to keep it out of the house until you are sure the infestation has gone.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

you need to get it done properly.when i moved in my house 17 years ago we had it then someone told me to paint over it from the council i did. a few year later the Joyce's were rotten in the attic so the council come and put new Joyce's in.then 3 years ago we got a surveyor in as we were buying the house and he said you have wood worm. a week after the kitchen ceiling collapsed the floorboards in the bathroom above were rotten so we got it treated properly we had to get out of the house for a few hours whilst it was treated. so touch wood we have not seen anything since.so please get it done then you will be safe.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Depends where it is but their is a rentakill liquid you can buy to spray or pour.or change the timber.