More Woodworm?
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:22 am
Hello All,
I was hoping for some advice on the subject of woodworm infestation please.
I live in a 3 bedroom house built in 1935 which has wooden floorboards on joists. When we purchased the property in 1988 we had a full survey done which identified woodworm, as a result of which we had a specialists survey done and the property was fully treated by them (roof joists, ground and first floor floorboards and joists) for woodworm. The treatment came with a 30 year guarantee.
This last week I've been doing some electrical work on the ground floor, which necessitated lifting floor boards and grovelling around under the floor. Whilst doing so I lifted one particular piece of floorboard in the corner of the room and a large-ish section of the joist crumbled away. Even to my unexperienced eyes I could tell that there was evidence of woodworm.
On contacting the company which did the work - more for advice than to claim - all they would do was send me a claim form. On reading this I have to pay over £75 just for them to check the matter. Whilst this sum is refunded if there is a reinfestation, if they say it's old damage prior to the treatment they did 19 years ago, there is nothing I can do (I don't think) to refute this, and I loose the £75.
Dear readers, (thank you for sticking with it this far!) my questions are as follows
1 - Is it likely that the little beasties have managed to survive and cause further damage?
2 - How can I tell if it is new damage or old, pre-treatment damage?
3 - If I decide not to get the treatment firm in, how much joist and how much floorboard area should I replace?
I have read the other post on woodworm and shall, if I do the work rather than claim, do the DIY option mentioned, so thank you from me for that advice.
Sorry for the long post but I wanted the full facts available for anyone who may be able to help.
Thanking you in advance for any help.
I was hoping for some advice on the subject of woodworm infestation please.
I live in a 3 bedroom house built in 1935 which has wooden floorboards on joists. When we purchased the property in 1988 we had a full survey done which identified woodworm, as a result of which we had a specialists survey done and the property was fully treated by them (roof joists, ground and first floor floorboards and joists) for woodworm. The treatment came with a 30 year guarantee.
This last week I've been doing some electrical work on the ground floor, which necessitated lifting floor boards and grovelling around under the floor. Whilst doing so I lifted one particular piece of floorboard in the corner of the room and a large-ish section of the joist crumbled away. Even to my unexperienced eyes I could tell that there was evidence of woodworm.
On contacting the company which did the work - more for advice than to claim - all they would do was send me a claim form. On reading this I have to pay over £75 just for them to check the matter. Whilst this sum is refunded if there is a reinfestation, if they say it's old damage prior to the treatment they did 19 years ago, there is nothing I can do (I don't think) to refute this, and I loose the £75.
Dear readers, (thank you for sticking with it this far!) my questions are as follows
1 - Is it likely that the little beasties have managed to survive and cause further damage?
2 - How can I tell if it is new damage or old, pre-treatment damage?
3 - If I decide not to get the treatment firm in, how much joist and how much floorboard area should I replace?
I have read the other post on woodworm and shall, if I do the work rather than claim, do the DIY option mentioned, so thank you from me for that advice.
Sorry for the long post but I wanted the full facts available for anyone who may be able to help.
Thanking you in advance for any help.
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), I'll let you know the outcome.