There is a drawer full of clean tea towels, Damian is down to wash and return them on rotation. May be worth reminding him @johnw1?
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I think all the roof timbers were treated 2010-14 when I was warden. The way to tell if the worm is active is to look for powder underneath, and to be sure the holes can be filled with a wipe over - I used wax polish on furniture. Worm in the bedroom was treated by a safe chemical from Palace Chemicals Ltd. of Speke, Liverpool. George
Almost out of wood.
Sorry to hear that, Richard, comes to us all with time
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Too true
Hi George. On a recent visit there was enough woodworm that between vacuuming early and late in a trip some sawdust appeared under the legs of the jigsaw table. I treated the table with some wood treatment John directed me to from the shed before leaving, but not proper nasty sprays that need masks and stuff.
Definitely there’s enough going on that more action is worth while since if there’s woodworm in a varnished table, it’s sure to be in the structural wood.
as per the original replies to this query several years ago….back when I was warden we did a basic survey of holes and frass and there is woodworm in almost all the wood in the cottage and barn, from shelves and chairs to joists. We got in a specialist to have a look and he prepared a report. Once off-duty he said essentially that unless you dismantled the whole building and burnt everything wooden there was little point in any effective treatment as you could not get access to all the timbers. Opinions may vary of course, but he was a professional trying to sell us treatment
Well said. You’ll notice that the woodworms are selective about what they eat. In the showers, one small section has woodworm holes, everything else is fine. Same is true on the kitchen table. It turns out, woodworms like sapwood but not heartwood. When it comes to structural timber, the strength comes from the heartwood so the important stuff will be safe.
That said, the jigsaw table really does have a bad and active infestation and that probably needs treating or burning and we are low on firewood apparently!
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