Woodworm..

danoriordan1402

Noticed this happening on an oak architrave upstairs, the house if timber framed so herself is freaking out. What would be the best way to deal with this, treat or remove/replace?? both?

tabby aspreme

When did you first notice this, it would be very unusual for woodworm to attack solid oak, is the house damp , woodworm can only survive in damp wood, you should remove the wood and burn it

Odelay

danoriordan1402 wrote: »

Noticed this happening on an oak architrave upstairs, the house if timber framed so herself is freaking out. What would be the best way to deal with this, treat or remove/replace?? both?

Remove it immediately would be the best job.

danoriordan1402

This is the second time I have seen it in the house, the other time again in another door architrave. I think we got a bad batch potentially when we built the house. Its no where else, skirtings, frames etc. I took that piece off and didnt see anything behind the architrave.

tabby aspreme

How long ago was that architrave fitted

danoriordan1402

4 years id say, its just odd it appeared in just 2 architrave so far

dathi

took this from a website on timber infestations
Powderpost beetles tend to attack the sapwood of certain hardwoods and bamboo that have large pores in the wood in which they can lay their eggs and that have a high starch content, such as oak, ash, walnut, mahogany. Imported tropical hardwoods are often infested with the beetles. Hardwoods with smaller pores such as birch and maple are rarely infested and softwood, which is from conifers and has lower nutrients, is never infected. The beetles also prefer dry wood, feeding on wood as low as 8% humidity.

The starch content reduces with the age of the timber, therefore powderpost beetles are rarely found in old timber. They are more common in new homes and recently manufactured hardwood items such as window and door frames, panelling, flooring, plywood and furniture. Powderpost beetles are unlikely to infect structural timbers as these tend to be made from softwood. Wood that has a finish, such as paint, varnish, or wax will not have a new infection, but the beetles can already be present when it is processed and can still emerge later.

Charles Ingles

Rub some sugar on it .
This will rot their teeth stop them eating the wood.

Charles Ingles

Joking aside remove any infested panels for immediately and burn or the whole lot will be infested