Woodworm Damage
Woodworm refers to certain wood-boring beetles which can be found in timber. There are various types of woodworm, however, they all feed on wood. They dig small tunnels in the wood and this can cause significant structural and cosmetic damage.
Signs of woodworm
The first sign of woodworm is tiny holes
in the wood, you may even see some white
larvae emerging if you scratch or disturb the area.
You may also notice small white eggs in the cracks.
Finally, in hardwood floors if the woodworm are
still active, you may even notice small amounts of dust around the holes where woodworm have been boring.
Treating Woodworm
Woodworm requires specialist treatment, if you discover woodworm the first thing you should do is contact a professional. Treatment often involves a special water based spray, but it can depend on the stage of the infestation.
It is essential to get woodworm treated as soon as an infestation has been identified. If large parts of your wooden floor or structural joists, door linings, stud partition walls and skirting boards show evidence of woodworm, then the integrity of those elements could be severely compromised and the problem will need to be treated.
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