Recent content by Kaine Fothergill

Just been up to the attic and had a scrape, can't find any bugs knocking about. It only seems to be one rafter. The damage to that one seems relatively bad. I scraped away wood which was pure powder in a 8cm by 3cm hole about 5mm deep. There are about four more of these eruptions. Do you think...

Morning. I've not had time to have a look for any beetles. However there were definately no gouge marks from surveyor, he thought they were not active but the attic did need better ventilation. Do you think it's worth ordering two lots of this...

The wood on the worst beam breaks free with ease like I could scrape through the beam. On the same beam the white powder seems to be erupting from the beam like forcing it's way out. There are small boring holes in the wood but my surveyor said these were no longer active .

Hi Bob. Thanks for your reply. The would seems to be breaking away around where the deposits are. You can see this in photos one and two. Would you still think it is just condensation ?

Just bought a home and went up in the attic today to find a white Powder on quite a few of the beams. One is particularly bad. Had a full building survey which never mentioned it. Can anyone indentify what it is and what's my best course of action. We are first time buyers so DIY would be...