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Woodworm in attic

  • 25-01-2021 10:41pm
    #1
    hellojoe21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi. A house im buying has evidence of woodworm in the attic, as mentioned by in the surveyors report. Just wondering if anyone got their attic fumigated for woodworm and what ball park figure would we be talking to get it done?


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  • #2
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Live or dead woodworm?

    One way of getting rid of woodworm and keeping it free of woodworm is improving the ventilation to the attic. Woodworm like timber with high moisture content/stagnant air.


  • #3
    hellojoe21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭hellojoe21


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Live or dead woodworm?

    One way of getting rid of woodworm and keeping it free of woodworm is improving the ventilation to the attic. Woodworm like timber with high moisture content/stagnant air.

    I think it's dead. But lets assume worst case scenaeio that it's still alive. Havent got the keys to the house yet.


  • #4
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    No idea what it might cost to 'treat' the woodworm! Sorry.

    Just for long term protection against woodworm it is worth looking at adequate ventilation to the attic to ensure they don't return.


  • #5
    Doop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭Doop


    Few unknown variables there but in the interest of budgeting you should allow 1500-2500 for treatment of the timbers.

    Personally I would raise it with the vendors and say you want a specialist to go in and look at before you progress further at least then you can get cost certainty.


  • #6
    hellojoe21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭hellojoe21


    Good point for about the pre closing inspection. Thanks for that


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  • #7
    ec_pc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭ec_pc


    Our builders found evidence of woodworm in some of the rafters during renovation. It was not widespread and I think the conclusion was they were dead.

    We acted swiftly and got everything fumigated. It cost €500-600 to get done and nobody was allowed in the house for the rest of the day. There was still some stink from the treatment the next day. All internal ceilings and upstairs floors had been removed before finding the woodworm so all timbers got the treatment.

    Regular checks confirm no new signs of woodworm so it seems to have done the trick. Used a Dublin based company, this was about November 19. Rang 3 companies, only 1 responded and following a reference we went with them.


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