A1 Dampcoursing Ltd

Timber Treatment

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Woodworm
Woodworm is a term used to describe the most common species of wood boring insects. Infestations are recognized by the appearance of tiny holes within any wooden structure, be it your house or your sofa. It is usually accompanied by the presence of bore dust. These signs indicate that woodworm are actively tunneling inside the wood causing internal structural damage.

Treatment following professional diagnosis normally requires modern insecticidal fluids to be applied to all exposed areas of timber. Deep penetrating emulsified wood paste preservative may be required on heavy dimensional timbers.

Wet Rot
Although wet rot is usually confined to timbers in damp areas where a lack of ventilation is present or a washing machine or bath has leaked it can be quite destructive. Unlike dry rot it will not spread through sand and cement mortar, but if the timbers in question are of a good quality and consist of healthy wood, coinciding with a continuous damp environment then untold damage can be caused over a prolonged period of time.

Dry Rot
Timbers which become damp and which lack adequate ventilation are most susceptible to dry rot attack. Infected timber is deprived of its natural strength and may be reduced to a brittle cracked state. Once established the rot may spread through adjoining brickwork or masonry in search of further wood to attack and unless checked may eventually cause untold damage.

Fast, accurate professional diagnosis is required to minimise costly repairs normally necessitating the removal of all degenerated timber and wall plaster in the vicinity of the rot outbreak followed by thorough sterilisation with a concentrated fungicidal solution.

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