I live in a 1930s semi.Recently I went under the floorboards into a 3ft.cavity to lay some wiring. I noticed that the underside of the floorboards were pitted with small holes (like a dartboard),however these are not noticeable on the upperside. Can anyone explain what has caused this.
Small holes on underside of floorboard
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dennisb66 said:
Sounds like woodworm. It could be that the timber has been treated (Eradicure or something like that) but the treatment didn't penetrate the cavity hence worm on the underside. I had similar problems at my old house which was apparantly fully treated.
Having said that it may not mean they are still active - they could have been there prior to the treatment in which case there isn't a problem. Look for small patches of whatlooks like sawdust under the holes difficult to spot I grant you but if there they are still alive and will need to be treated.
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