wood worm...

bnear

Looking for suggestions on treating wood worm in a floor, its a very old floor so I'd like to save it if possible.... I've noticed small holes with sawdust round them, I think this is caused by the larvae, maybe I'm too late and they have already left their tunnels and are roaming freely round the house !!!!:(

deandean

In a builders providers you can buy a five litre tin of Protim wood treatment, clear, and also a 2-litre pump-up garden sprayer.

With that you can treat the top surface of the floor. Don't sleep in the room for a week afterwards and keep the room ventilated.

Woodworm is actually quite slow to cause serious damage, it can take a couple of decades for timber to be structurally damaged.

Whenever you do, do not buy a timber treatment product by the name of Larsen. I bought some last year, it is a a few euro less per tin than Protim, the base smells like kerosene or diesel and it is absolutely disgusting, a year after applying some in the attic I can still smell the bloody stuff. I would not even use it outside to be honest.

For a more complete job you might want to get somebody like the Damp Store in, they will lift floorboards and spray all cavity spaces etc using a spray bottle and other equipment and give you a guarantee. It'll cost you though. Best of luck!

Also (trusting this is not classed as medical advice) I suggest you avoid having a pregnant woman living in the house for a few months after any of these insectide treatments.

bnear

Thanks for that Deandean, I'll give it a go...