Hello,
We picked up a 6ft piece of Oak wood for our fireplace, its about 8 inch by 4 inch, we have trimmed the edges and sanded it down, there are signs of wood worm and the ends are a bit crumbly.
There are no signs of any worms now, is it safe to assume they have gone? The wood has been dryed out undercover at the yard for a few years.
Do we treat the wood? I like the look of it now and I don't want to spoil the look with chemicals etc
The beam will be used as a non structural mantle mostly for decoration.
Thanks
We picked up a 6ft piece of Oak wood for our fireplace, its about 8 inch by 4 inch, we have trimmed the edges and sanded it down, there are signs of wood worm and the ends are a bit crumbly.
There are no signs of any worms now, is it safe to assume they have gone? The wood has been dryed out undercover at the yard for a few years.
Do we treat the wood? I like the look of it now and I don't want to spoil the look with chemicals etc
The beam will be used as a non structural mantle mostly for decoration.
Thanks